Prestatyn road traffic accidents
Prestatyn recorded 650 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 935 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 80% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 935
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 935
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Prestatyn
Roads in Prestatyn
Postcode districts in Prestatyn
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Prestatyn
Road collision statistics for Prestatyn
Collisions recorded
650
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
935
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
82
13.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Prestatyn
Collisions in Prestatyn are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18% of the total), with 21.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.6% of recorded collisions in Prestatyn happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Prestatyn have produced 935 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.6% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 59 collisions, Monday 98 collisions, Tuesday 83 collisions, Wednesday 107 collisions, Thursday 109 collisions, Friday 117 collisions, Saturday 77 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 513 collisions, Darkness 137 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 589 collisions, One way street 27 collisions, One way street/Slip road 13 collisions, Roundabout 12 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 612 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 519 collisions, Raining no high winds 80 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 495 casualties, Passenger 266 casualties, Pedestrian 174 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Prestatyn
How many road accidents have there been in Prestatyn?
650 collisions have been recorded in Prestatyn in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 935 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Prestatyn were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 82 were serious — 13.2% of all recorded collisions in Prestatyn resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Prestatyn?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Prestatyn, accounting for 18% of them, and 21.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Prestatyn happen on?
90.6% of collisions in Prestatyn are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Prestatyn?
Pedestrians make up 18.6% of the 935 casualties recorded in Prestatyn.
Is road safety in Prestatyn getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Prestatyn fell 80% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Prestatyn come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Prestatyn cover 1999 to 2025.