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Meliden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Meliden, Denbighshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 31 July 2023.

Collisions since 1979
192
1,998th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
263
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
27
29 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
31 Jul 2023
Busiest year
2006
9 collisions

Road collision statistics for Meliden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight16284%

What the data shows

  • Meliden had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 50% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Meliden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 58 children under 16 were killed or injured in Meliden, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Meliden.

Where Meliden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,998th
Most casualties
1,948th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,450th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (13%)
  • Friday32 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (16%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (83%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph21 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant179 (68%)
  • Pedestrian49 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Meliden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Meliden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Meliden peaked at 9 in 2006; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202323
202244
202100
202013
201936
201834
201747
201611
201534
201422
201313
201222
201144
201058
200924
200844
200746
2006910
200533
200457
200344
2002716
200166
200057
199967
1998814
199733
1996910
1995711
1994915
199369
199278
199158
199034
198956
198866
198756
1986811
198511
198445
198325
198211
198134
198078
197933

Map of recent crashes in Meliden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Meliden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Meliden

The 24 most recent collisions in Meliden happened between 16 January 2013 and 31 July 2023.

Severity

Crashes by road in Meliden

Of the 192 collisions in Meliden, 144 were on the A547.

Collisions in Meliden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA547144209220

Council area for Meliden

Meliden is in Denbighshire, where police recorded 15,315 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Meliden accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Meliden

Collisions in Meliden were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LL19 (162) and LL18 (30).