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Wrexham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1981, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1980 (471), and casualties fell from 634.

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

Collisions in 1981
385
Down 18% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
543
Down 14% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1981

2.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight28775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight42879%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 385, down 18% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday40 (10%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (19%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.8%)
  • February35 (9.1%)
  • March31 (8.1%)
  • April23 (6%)
  • May37 (9.6%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September38 (9.9%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December19 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (58%)
  • Wet or damp134 (35%)
  • Snow13 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (58%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph122 (32%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (89%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (24%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (29%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3573 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider292 (54%)
  • Passenger172 (32%)
  • Pedestrian79 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (65%)
  • Motorcycle125 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Wrexham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wrexham ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1981.

Collisions
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1981

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1981: 49, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4834963112
2ndA525314905
3rdA5152293505
4thA541254509
5thA539243716
6thA534152824
7thA5143113
8thB5425141902
9thB510171402
10thB50976702
11thB53736911
12thA5285811
13thB54265602
14thB506941001
15thB50993501
16thB51303400
17thB54333402
18thB51022301
19thB54302200
20thA4951200

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1981

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 101.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1981

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1981: 129.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1981, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years