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Wrexham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1980, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (499), and casualties fell from 703.

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

Collisions in 1980
471
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
634
Down 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Wrexham in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11224%
  • Slight35074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious13722%
  • Slight48777%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 471, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday90 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.9%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March46 (9.8%)
  • April33 (7%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June30 (6.4%)
  • July44 (9.3%)
  • August40 (8.5%)
  • September45 (9.6%)
  • October27 (5.7%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December46 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (58%)
  • Wet or damp179 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph283 (60%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph130 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (88%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (23%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20182 (29%)
  • 21 to 2558 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3598 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (58%)
  • Passenger190 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (62%)
  • Motorcycle141 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1980.

Collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1980

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1980: 58, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835879215
2ndA5254775214
3rdA5152355016
4thA541243603
5thA5203204
6thA534162105
7thB5101151905
8thA539131902
9thA528111801
10thB5425101301
11thB50977700
12thB510271403
13thB54307900
14thB51005600
15thB54334701
16thB51303402
17thA4952301
18thB45002402
19thB50692200
20thB53732302

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1980

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 153.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1980

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1980: 145.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1980, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years