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Denton Crash Guide.

Denton County

Reported crash counts, locations and trends in Denton.

Records through 2026-09-30 Source: TxDOT public records Prepared 2026-10-17

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Guide figures: Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. Based on records available through Sep 30, 2026. The map uses a separate calendar year.

Reported crashes3,077 4.2% moreCompared with Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
Fatal crashes16 5 more16 vs. 11
Compared with Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
People killed16 5 more16 vs. 11
Compared with Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025
People seriously injured54 16.9% fewerCompared with Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025

Reported crashes rose 4.2%.

Compared with Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025. Counts alone do not tell us how risky a trip is.

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KNOW THE PLACE

Getting around Denton

Denton is a city in Denton County, Texas. Include the place and county when looking up local road notices, especially where another Texas community shares the same name. [1]

Location context, separate from the crash analysis below. Local road descriptions are added only after source review.

Local context sources
  1. U.S. Census Bureau · Texas place/county reference (2026)
  2. TxDOT · how to use DriveTexas for current conditions
THE LOCAL PICTURE

Denton’s crash picture

From Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026, the available records include 3,077 reported crashes in Denton. That is 123 more than the 2,954 recorded for the corresponding dates a year earlier—a 4.2% increase in reported crashes.

West University Drive appears repeatedly in the reports, with 193 crashes listed under that road name. The 4 p.m. hour had the highest reported count among crashes with a recorded time, accounting for 264 of the 3,077 crashes in this guide.

Based on the public TxDOT records included in this guide. Counts describe reported crashes, not risk per trip or why a crash happened. Source, coverage and limitations →

WHERE IT HAPPENS

Explore Denton’s reported crash locations.

Named areas with the most matching crashes. Choose an area to zoom in.

  1. The ranked areas appear when the map loads.
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Approximate areas, not verified intersections. The list follows the map filters.

This map uses a calendar year, not the guide’s reporting period. The figures above cover Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 (3,077 crashes). The count below follows the selected map year and filters.

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Map area data & how locations are grouped

Numbers on markers are crash counts. Areas use a 0.002° grid (roughly 180–220 metres across in Texas), not verified intersections. Names use the most common recorded street or intersection-pair label in each area across the loaded history; they are not verified neighborhood boundaries. Several areas may share a road name. Missing-coordinate records remain in the totals.

THE LONGER VIEW

The same month, year over year

Compare seasonal patterns across 2022–2026. Each line is one year. Hollow points and dashed segments mark partial months; gaps are not treated as zero. Historical context stays visible when you change the guide’s reporting period.

20222023202420252026
093186278371JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJan 2022: 241 reported crashesFeb 2022: 248 reported crashesMar 2022: 305 reported crashesApr 2022: 285 reported crashesMay 2022: 271 reported crashesJun 2022: 219 reported crashesJul 2022: 240 reported crashesAug 2022: 236 reported crashesSep 2022: 298 reported crashesOct 2022: 371 reported crashesNov 2022: 275 reported crashesDec 2022: 259 reported crashesJan 2023: 278 reported crashesFeb 2023: 270 reported crashesMar 2023: 288 reported crashesApr 2023: 257 reported crashesMay 2023: 258 reported crashesJun 2023: 231 reported crashesJul 2023: 220 reported crashesAug 2023: 260 reported crashesSep 2023: 279 reported crashesOct 2023: 298 reported crashesNov 2023: 245 reported crashesDec 2023: 265 reported crashesJan 2024: 195 reported crashesFeb 2024: 209 reported crashesMar 2024: 196 reported crashesApr 2024: 240 reported crashesMay 2024: 251 reported crashesJun 2024: 198 reported crashesJul 2024: 203 reported crashesAug 2024: 251 reported crashesSep 2024: 293 reported crashesOct 2024: 300 reported crashesNov 2024: 278 reported crashesDec 2024: 257 reported crashesJan 2025: 201 reported crashesFeb 2025: 207 reported crashesMar 2025: 272 reported crashesApr 2025: 268 reported crashesMay 2025: 245 reported crashesJun 2025: 194 reported crashesJul 2025: 214 reported crashesAug 2025: 234 reported crashesSep 2025: 284 reported crashesOct 2025: 282 reported crashesNov 2025: 267 reported crashesDec 2025: 222 reported crashesJan 2026: 212 reported crashesFeb 2026: 200 reported crashesMar 2026: 253 reported crashesApr 2026: 231 reported crashesMay 2026: 248 reported crashesJun 2026: 261 reported crashesJul 2026: 268 reported crashesAug 2026: 303 reported crashesSep 2026: 330 reported crashes
View year-over-year monthly data
Reported crashes in the same calendar month across years. * Partial month; — no loaded value.
Month20222023202420252026
Jan241278195201212
Feb248270209207200
Mar305288196272253
Apr285257240268231
May271258251245248
Jun219231198194261
Jul240220203214268
Aug236260251234303
Sep298279293284330
Oct371298300282—
Nov275245278267—
Dec259265257222—
Same-period year-to-date comparison

From January 1 through 2026-09-30, Denton recorded 2,306 crashes, compared with 2,119 over the matching dates a year earlier. That is 8.8% more reported crashes.

WHEN IT HAPPENS

Reported crashes peak at 4 PM.

Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 · Known hours only.

Time of day

013226412 AM: 40 reported crashes12 AM1 AM: 38 reported crashes2 AM: 32 reported crashes3 AM: 22 reported crashes3 AM4 AM: 34 reported crashes5 AM: 47 reported crashes6 AM: 101 reported crashes6 AM7 AM: 134 reported crashes8 AM: 141 reported crashes9 AM: 129 reported crashes9 AM10 AM: 141 reported crashes11 AM: 141 reported crashes12 PM: 200 reported crashes12 PM1 PM: 191 reported crashes2 PM: 235 reported crashes3 PM: 239 reported crashes3 PM4 PM: 264 reported crashes5 PM: 250 reported crashes6 PM: 190 reported crashes6 PM7 PM: 132 reported crashes8 PM: 120 reported crashes9 PM: 102 reported crashes9 PM10 PM: 98 reported crashes11 PM: 56 reported crashes
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Reported crashes by hour
GroupCrashesFatal crashesPeople killedPeople seriously injured
12 AM40001
1 AM38110
2 AM32110
3 AM22003
4 AM34001
5 AM47220
6 AM101000
7 AM134111
8 AM141005
9 AM129002
10 AM141003
11 AM141003
12 PM200001
1 PM191224
2 PM235113
3 PM239223
4 PM264007
5 PM250003
6 PM190223
7 PM132004
8 PM120112
9 PM102221
10 PM98113
11 PM56001

Day of the week

0268536Sun: 275 reported crashesSun275Mon: 411 reported crashesMon411Tue: 497 reported crashesTue497Wed: 468 reported crashesWed468Thu: 491 reported crashesThu491Fri: 536 reported crashesFri536Sat: 399 reported crashesSat399
View the data table
Reported crashes by weekday
GroupCrashesFatal crashesPeople killedPeople seriously injured
Sun275116
Mon411553
Tue4970014
Wed468338
Thu491228
Fri536228
Sat399337

Month by month

01653302025-10: 282 reported crashes10/252025-11: 267 reported crashes2025-12: 222 reported crashes12/252026-01: 212 reported crashes2026-02: 200 reported crashes02/262026-03: 253 reported crashes2026-04: 231 reported crashes04/262026-05: 248 reported crashes2026-06: 261 reported crashes06/262026-07: 268 reported crashes2026-08: 303 reported crashes08/262026-09: 330 reported crashes
View the data table
Reported crashes by month
GroupCrashesFatal crashesPeople killedPeople seriously injured
2025-10282227
2025-11267332
2025-12222112
2026-01212007
2026-02200113
2026-03253225
2026-04231005
2026-05248005
2026-06261221
2026-07268004
2026-08303338
2026-09330225

Selected period; * partial month. Outlined bars mean missing coverage, not zero crashes.

WHO’S INVOLVED

Crashes by road-user involvement.

  • Truck / truck-tractor involved344
  • Commercial vehicle involved288
  • Motorcycle involved73
  • Pedestrian involved51
  • Bicycle involved41

Crash counts, not people. Categories overlap—a crash can appear in more than one group.

View involvement & severity details

People killed or injured are totals for the whole crash, not necessarily people in the named travel mode.

Crash involvement categories; do not sum these rows
GroupCrashesFatal crashesPeople killedPeople seriously injured
Truck / truck-tractor involved344006
Commercial vehicle involved288006
Motorcycle involved73449
Pedestrian involved514410
Bicycle involved41004
WHERE REPORTS CONCENTRATE

Roads with the most reports.

  1. West University Drive193 crashes
  2. Interstate 35 East131 crashes
  3. Interstate 35114 crashes
  4. East University Drive100 crashes
  5. North Bonnie Brae Street79 crashes

Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. Counts, not the chance of a crash on a trip. Street-name variants may split the same corridor. Short road labels are expanded for readability; the tables and CSV preserve recorded labels.

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Top 20 reported road labels by crash count
GroupCrashesFatal crashesPeople killedPeople seriously injured
W UNIVERSITY DR193113
IH 35 E131005
IH 35114220
E UNIVERSITY DR100112
N BONNIE BRAE ST79000
S LOOP 28872000
TEASLEY LN71110
E MCKINNEY ST70000
FORT WORTH DR63003
S MAYHILL RD51000
IH 35 W48111
S IH 35 E47001
N ELM ST46000
N LOCUST ST46000
N LOOP 28846110
DALLAS DR39000
E SHERMAN DR37111
S BONNIE BRAE ST35110
W OAK ST35000
N CARROLL BLVD31000
Reported intersection pairs

Only records flagged as intersections with both street names. These are reported labels—not verified geographic intersections.

Top 20 reported street pairs by crash count
GroupCrashesFatal crashesPeople killedPeople seriously injured
N CARROLL BLVD & W UNIVERSITY DR9000
BRINKER RD & S LOOP 2888000
E MCKINNEY ST & S LOOP 2888000
E MCKINNEY ST & S MAYHILL RD8000
N BONNIE BRAE ST & PANHANDLE ST8000
S ELM ST & W PRAIRIE ST8000
ACME ST & FORT WORTH DR7001
COLORADO BLVD & S LOOP 2887000
DALLAS DR & TEASLEY LN7000
EMERY ST & N BONNIE BRAE ST7000
N BONNIE BRAE ST & W UNIVERSITY DR7000
ALICE ST & W UNIVERSITY DR6002
E PRAIRIE ST & S BELL AVE6000
E UNIVERSITY DR & OLD NORTH RD6000
N CARROLL BLVD & W HICKORY ST6000
N CARROLL BLVD & W OAK ST6000
S CARROLL BLVD & W HIGHLAND ST6110
BOLIVAR ST & W SHERMAN DR5000
CARRIL AL LAGO DR & N BONNIE BRAE ST5000
E PRAIRIE ST & S LOCUST ST5000
SOURCE & ATTRIBUTION

Cite this guide.

Using these figures? Keep the reporting period and source with them.

CrashDNA. Denton Crash Guide. Denton — Denton County, Texas. All reported crashes; selected reporting period 2025-10-01–2026-09-30. Analysis of available public Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crash records. Snapshot prepared 2026-10-17. https://crashdna.com/texas/denton/

You can also select and copy the citation text above. Figures describe available records, not traffic-adjusted risk or independently verified complete reporting.

Methods, definitions and limitations

Denton city · Denton County. Reported city code 114; county codes 61. Current Census place identifier 4819972 (2026 reference). These identifiers reconcile the reported source labels, not independently geocoded historical boundaries.

Source: public Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crash records loaded for this publication. Guide focus: All reported crashes. All displayed totals, historical comparisons, maps, rankings and CSV rows use this cohort. Selected reporting period: exact recorded city label DENTON, Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026. Each crash is counted once using its selected current record revision. This is not a metropolitan-area or police-agency-only filter.

Fatal crashes count events; deaths and serious injuries count people. Fatal and serious-injury crash groups use recorded severity codes 4 and 1. A crash can involve multiple vehicle or road-user types. Counts do not control for traffic or pedestrian activity, do not establish fault, and are not crash rates.

In the selected reporting period, 243 records lack usable Texas-range coordinates for Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026 (the guide period, not the separate map year); 0 lack a usable hour; 180 lack a usable road label. 2,161 records are not assigned a usable intersection pair (including non-intersection crashes). Unknown categories remain in totals but not narrative rankings. Coordinates are not independently verified.

Latest 12 months means the latest available calendar month plus the preceding 11 months, clipped to loaded coverage; an unfinished final month is partial. Year to date means January 1 through the latest loaded date in that year, not through today. Historical charts and the map use the wider loaded history (Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2026); the monthly year-over-year chart shows up to five recent years. Map year, crash-type and outcome filters apply only to the map and its linked area table. Every matching record with coordinates contributes; there is no top-100 cap. Map locations are approximate grid centres, not exact crash sites. Area names use reported road labels, not verified neighborhoods. CSV contains aggregate tables, not individual crash records.

Loaded extraction intervals span the selected period. Source intervals do not guarantee complete reporting. New reports and amendments can change earlier months. Prepared 2026-10-17T22:10:25.461Z. Approved snapshots change only after an editor publishes an update.

Source extraction intervals
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Location identifiers and severity codes
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