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Wrexham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 17,267 road traffic collisions in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025, and 24,157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 283 were fatal and 2,807 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 102 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (96), and casualties rose from 126 to 150.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
17,267
149th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
24,157
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
283
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
102
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Wrexham

1.6% of collisions in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2831.6%
  • Serious2,80716%
  • Slight14,17782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3011.2%
  • Serious3,30314%
  • Slight20,55385%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. In 2025 there were 102, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 102
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025102150
202496126
2023129162
2022154192
2021149184
2020133165
2019153195
2018183229
2017166216
2016189269
2015261347
2014261343
2013252359
2012317458
2011287399
2010311432
2009318461
2008340469
2007333454
2006405596
2005396542
2004422588
2003467693
2002491692
2001476752
2000505721
1999522774
1998525764
1997525766
1996458645
1995458685
1994480744
1993425572
1992461671
1991500690
1990505714
1989539718
1988546744
1987509654
1986467607
1985394554
1984441603
1983419560
1982442618
1981385543
1980471634
1979499703

When and where crashes happen in Wrexham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,491 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,454 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,489 (14%)
  • Thursday2,583 (15%)
  • Friday2,920 (17%)
  • Saturday2,443 (14%)
  • Sunday1,887 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59654 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59288 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,984 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,387 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,127 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,364 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,851 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,612 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,379 (8%)
  • February1,279 (7.4%)
  • March1,389 (8%)
  • April1,331 (7.7%)
  • May1,462 (8.5%)
  • June1,430 (8.3%)
  • July1,463 (8.5%)
  • August1,398 (8.1%)
  • September1,469 (8.5%)
  • October1,581 (9.2%)
  • November1,611 (9.3%)
  • December1,475 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,394 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,272 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,280 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown200 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit119 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,953 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,701 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds259 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds205 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds146 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist107 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.2%)
  • Other685 (4%)
  • Not recorded175 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,297 (60%)
  • Wet or damp6,465 (37%)
  • Frost or ice317 (1.8%)
  • Snow156 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph186 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph9,672 (56%)
  • 40 mph942 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph166 (1%)
  • 60 mph5,252 (30%)
  • 70 mph1,046 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,270 (83%)
  • Roundabout1,274 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1,200 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road413 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded110 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wrexham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant15,276 (63%)
  • Pedestrian3,045 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist2,473 (10%)
  • Cyclist1,600 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant579 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant394 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant272 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)235 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant127 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant102 (0.4%)
  • Other53 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5610 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 101,047 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 204,648 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,294 (14%)
  • 26 to 354,288 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,277 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,310 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 651,551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75945 (3.9%)
  • Over 75621 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider14,239 (59%)
  • Passenger6,873 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3,045 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car23,320 (75%)
  • Motorcycle2,531 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,643 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,106 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,049 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach628 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car400 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle271 (0.9%)
  • Minibus156 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle77 (0.2%)
  • Other92 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wrexham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wrexham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wrexham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 149th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
149th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
146th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 121st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
200thTeignbridge17,45423,8443023,506
201stSouth Ribble17,34924,2942693,274
202ndWychavon17,31124,6544823,658
203rdWrexham (this area)17,26724,1572832,807
204thNorth Hertfordshire17,23823,4783373,434
205thIpswich17,23320,8801563,026
206thTelford and Wrekin17,21023,2472894,048

Accident hotspots in Wrexham

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham, with 972 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025: 1,719, including 41 fatal and 337 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5251,7192,63041337
2ndA51521,5212,0007172
3rdA4831,4032,13055248
4thA5411,0151,55214151
5thA5346339291497
6thA53959888321130
7thB54255918401390
8thB5605455681771
9thB5101420586467
10thA5343586794
11thB5426333474056
12thB5102319456761
13thA528298470550
14thB5445286403146
15thB5097259314238
16thB5100231307013
17thB5430156213323
18thB5433143202227
19thA495141202929
20thA5156138210639

Towns in Wrexham

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 5,330.

Postcode districts in Wrexham

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025: 5,356.

Latest crashes in Wrexham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wrexham, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity