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Wrexham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1982, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1981 (385), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 1982
442
Up 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
618
Up 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1982

1.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10424%
  • Slight33375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious12620%
  • Slight48779%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 442, up 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.2%)
  • February25 (5.7%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May39 (8.8%)
  • June28 (6.3%)
  • July38 (8.6%)
  • August36 (8.1%)
  • September43 (9.7%)
  • October39 (8.8%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other24 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (58%)
  • Wet or damp159 (36%)
  • Snow13 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (56%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph169 (38%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (89%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant293 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (22%)
  • Pedestrian90 (15%)
  • Cyclist43 (7%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (30%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (13%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (56%)
  • Passenger181 (29%)
  • Pedestrian90 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (64%)
  • Motorcycle132 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1982.

Collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1982

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1982: 60, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836096019
2ndA5254765011
3rdA5152315613
4thA5413041012
5thA539224133
6thB5425172605
7thA534151902
8thA5131904
9thA528101903
10thB50979900
11thB510171301
12thB51306700
13thB54266602
14thB53734712
15thB54334401
16thB45003500
17thB50993301
18thA4952201
19thB50692400
20thA51561101

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1982

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 118.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1982

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1982: 132.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years