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Wrexham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1979, and 703 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 17,267 collisions in Wrexham.

Collisions in 1979
499
Casualties in 1979
703
Fatal collisions
17
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1979

3.4% of collisions in Wrexham in 1979 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious13527%
  • Slight34770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious16223%
  • Slight52475%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 499.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday100 (20%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.4%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March42 (8.4%)
  • April33 (6.6%)
  • May44 (8.8%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July43 (8.6%)
  • August44 (8.8%)
  • September30 (6%)
  • October48 (9.6%)
  • November48 (9.6%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other26 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (57%)
  • Wet or damp171 (34%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.2%)
  • Snow18 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph293 (59%)
  • 40 mph25 (5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph175 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (88%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (20%)
  • Pedestrian115 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (5%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20206 (29%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (13%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider371 (53%)
  • Passenger217 (31%)
  • Pedestrian115 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (63%)
  • Motorcycle137 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wrexham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wrexham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 1979.

Collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1979

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1979: 58, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835879414
2ndA5255592323
3rdA51524864011
4thA534273829
5thA541223004
6thB5425202613
7thA539162413
8thB5426162404
9thA5122113
10thB5101101214
11thB509791002
12thB510281713
13thA5287701
14thB45007712
15thB50696601
16thA4955911
17thB53735502
18thB51003501
19thB54303601
20thB51302201

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1979

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 155.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1979

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1979: 164.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1979, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years