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Wrexham road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1986, and 607 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1985 (394), and casualties rose from 554.

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

Collisions in 1986
467
Up 19% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
607
Up 10% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1986

2.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious9220%
  • Slight36578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious10117%
  • Slight49682%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 467, up 19% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (4.9%)
  • February32 (6.9%)
  • March46 (9.9%)
  • April31 (6.6%)
  • May45 (9.6%)
  • June40 (8.6%)
  • July30 (6.4%)
  • August55 (12%)
  • September30 (6.4%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November37 (7.9%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (61%)
  • Wet or damp172 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (61%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph132 (28%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (53%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20147 (24%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (13%)
  • 36 to 4575 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (55%)
  • Passenger173 (29%)
  • Pedestrian99 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (69%)
  • Motorcycle96 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Wrexham ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1986.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1986

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1986: 68, including 6 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836889613
2ndA5152465914
3rdA525466509
4thA541314919
5thA534192503
6thA539173107
7thB5425151704
8thB5101131404
9thA5101701
10thB510291203
11thA51566804
12thB50976600
13thB51006600
14thB54266801
15thB54336701
16thA4953501
17thB53733300
18thA5282201
19thB45002200
20thB50962200

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1986

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 139.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1986

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1986: 126.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years