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Ruthin road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Ruthin, Denbighshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 507 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
407
1,293rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
507
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
71
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ruthin

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight33282%

What the data shows

  • Ruthin had 28 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 58 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Ruthin were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 79 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ruthin, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Ruthin.

Where Ruthin ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,293rd
Most casualties
1,310th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,420th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday39 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway370 (91%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph385 (95%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Other19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant222 (44%)
  • Pedestrian160 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ruthin road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ruthin, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ruthin peaked at 21 in 1987; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202433
202322
202222
202144
202022
201922
201835
201744
201648
2015510
201422
201355
201278
2011811
201045
200956
2008813
2007714
200678
200534
20041213
20031214
200289
200155
20001821
19991317
1998810
199744
199678
19951115
19941926
19931011
19921518
19911518
19901113
19891416
19881116
19872126
19861313
19851822
19841522
19831010
19821420
19811011
19801013
19791416

Map of recent crashes in Ruthin

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ruthin

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ruthin

The 24 most recent collisions in Ruthin happened between 1 February 2017 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ruthin

The A525 has the most collisions in Ruthin, 149 of 407 (37%), followed by the A494 (116).

Collisions in Ruthin on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525149183124
2ndA494116164118
3rdB5105192303

Council area for Ruthin

Ruthin is in Denbighshire, where police recorded 15,315 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ruthin accounts for 2.7% of them.

Postcode district for Ruthin

All 407 collisions in Ruthin were in the LL15 postcode district.