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Wrexham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1985, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1984 (441), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 1985
394
Down 11% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
554
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1985

1.8% of collisions in Wrexham in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious9624%
  • Slight29174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious11320%
  • Slight43478%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 394, down 11% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February25 (6.3%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May39 (9.9%)
  • June30 (7.6%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August31 (7.9%)
  • September32 (8.1%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (51%)
  • Wet or damp173 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow9 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph249 (63%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph115 (29%)
  • 70 mph8 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (15%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (53%)
  • Passenger178 (32%)
  • Pedestrian82 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (69%)
  • Motorcycle84 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1985.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1985

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1985: 65, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836598316
2ndA5152435309
3rdA525325619
4thA541254006
5thB5425182914
6thA539152304
7thA5132604
8thA534131303
9thB50977701
10thB51016702
11thB54266601
12thA51565702
13thA5285502
14thB50965802
15thB51005602
16thB54305601
17thA4954710
18thB51024411
19thB51303701
20thB54333401

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1985

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 114.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1985

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1985: 111.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years