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Wrexham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1983, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (442), and casualties fell from 618.

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

Collisions in 1983
419
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
560
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious10224%
  • Slight30874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious11521%
  • Slight43678%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 419, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday79 (19%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.1%)
  • February20 (4.8%)
  • March25 (6%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October32 (7.6%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December34 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (64%)
  • Wet or damp142 (34%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (58%)
  • 40 mph25 (6%)
  • 60 mph151 (36%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (91%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (21%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)
  • Cyclist50 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20133 (24%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (57%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian83 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (62%)
  • Motorcycle119 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1983.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1983

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1983: 50, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4835072212
2ndA5152354508
3rdA525315919
4thB5425212426
5thA5172516
6thA534172003
7thA539172206
8thA541131603
9thB5101111402
10thA528101603
11thB5102101412
12thB542681103
13thB50977904
14thB50696802
15thB50965600
16thB54305511
17thA51564610
18thB45003302
19thB51003300
20thA4952201

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1983

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 113.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1983

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1983: 114.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years