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Rhyl road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,374 road traffic collisions in Rhyl, Denbighshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 473 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
3,374
302nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,303
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
35 people killed
Serious collisions
473
516 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Rhyl

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341%
  • Serious47314%
  • Slight2,86785%

What the data shows

  • Rhyl had 316 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 643 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Rhyl were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 857 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rhyl, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Rhyl.

Where Rhyl ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
302nd
Most casualties
299th
Most fatal collisions
305th
Most serious collisions
351st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday484 (14%)
  • Tuesday452 (13%)
  • Wednesday465 (14%)
  • Thursday492 (15%)
  • Friday535 (16%)
  • Saturday515 (15%)
  • Sunday431 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,485 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit817 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,713 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road536 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout47 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph3,252 (96%)
  • 40 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph27 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,661 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds417 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other121 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,992 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,257 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist408 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist389 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant77 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant36 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rhyl road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhyl, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rhyl peaked at 115 in 1996; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251925
20242228
20233949
20222933
20213438
20202327
20193034
20184050
20174149
20163950
20154765
20145371
20135980
20125675
20115673
20106491
20096280
200888111
200775103
200683108
20055975
20045376
20036582
20027284
2001112154
200099128
199998140
199885108
1997108131
1996115138
199586108
19948197
199394138
199298119
19918297
1990114137
1989107132
198894119
198790112
19867998
198579103
198486104
198397114
198299121
198187115
198096130
197980103

Map of recent crashes in Rhyl

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rhyl

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rhyl

The 24 most recent collisions in Rhyl happened between 15 November 2024 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rhyl

The A548 has the most collisions in Rhyl, 795 of 3,374 (24%), followed by the A525 (593).

Collisions in Rhyl on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5487951,0559122
2ndA525593779684
3rdB5118420567563
4thB5119223283332
5thA51183700

Council areas covering Rhyl

Collisions in Rhyl were recorded in 2 council areas. Denbighshire has 3,353 of 3,374 (99%).

Collisions in Rhyl by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDenbighshire3,3534,27334470
2ndConwy213003

Postcode district for Rhyl

All 3,374 collisions in Rhyl were in the LL18 postcode district.