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Wrexham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1984, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (419), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 1984
441
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
603
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Wrexham in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious9922%
  • Slight33075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12120%
  • Slight47078%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 441, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.8%)
  • February29 (6.6%)
  • March35 (7.9%)
  • April31 (7%)
  • May29 (6.6%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July40 (9.1%)
  • August32 (7.3%)
  • September40 (9.1%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November41 (9.3%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (61%)
  • Wet or damp156 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (60%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph135 (31%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (18%)
  • Pedestrian86 (14%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20161 (27%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (57%)
  • Passenger174 (29%)
  • Pedestrian86 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (65%)
  • Motorcycle108 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1984.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1984

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1984: 79, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA48379122313
2ndA51524660213
3rdA525425819
4thA541335409
5thA534182512
6thA539151604
7thB5425152305
8thA591103
9thB510181204
10thA5285802
11thB45005702
12thB51305810
13thB50964600
14thB51024600
15thA51563402
16thB50973301
17thB54263401
18thB54303301
19thB54333302
20thB50692210

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1984

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 147.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1984

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1984: 130.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years