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Prestatyn road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,448 road traffic collisions in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 251 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,448
586th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,992
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
17
19 people killed
Serious collisions
251
285 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Prestatyn

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious25117%
  • Slight1,18081%

What the data shows

  • Prestatyn had 134 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 263 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Prestatyn were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 403 children under 16 were killed or injured in Prestatyn, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Prestatyn.

Where Prestatyn ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
586th
Most casualties
539th
Most fatal collisions
560th
Most serious collisions
591st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (14%)
  • Tuesday199 (14%)
  • Wednesday216 (15%)
  • Thursday228 (16%)
  • Friday255 (18%)
  • Saturday205 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,128 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,298 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph1,340 (93%)
  • 40 mph69 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,137 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,117 (56%)
  • Pedestrian412 (21%)
  • Cyclist186 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Prestatyn road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Prestatyn, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Prestatyn peaked at 56 in 1990; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
20241011
20231315
20221115
20211826
2020916
20192026
20181518
20171620
20162033
20152542
20141825
20132128
20122939
20112234
20102633
20092949
20083246
20073345
20062840
20053141
20044055
20033952
20023449
20012636
20003655
19993455
19983545
19974663
19964049
19952942
19942736
19933963
19924058
19914153
19905680
19894966
19884762
19874559
19863041
19854354
19844549
19833449
19825068
19814051
19804049
19793547

Map of recent crashes in Prestatyn

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Prestatyn

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Prestatyn

The 24 most recent collisions in Prestatyn happened between 9 March 2023 and 26 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Prestatyn

The A548 has the most collisions in Prestatyn, 403 of 1,448 (28%), followed by the A547 (164).

Collisions in Prestatyn on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5484036331070
2ndA547164232130
3rdB5120161213430

Council area for Prestatyn

Prestatyn is in Denbighshire, where police recorded 15,315 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Prestatyn accounts for 9.5% of them.

Postcode districts in Prestatyn

Collisions in Prestatyn were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by LL19 (1,434) and LL18 (14).