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Wrexham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1987, and 654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1986 (467), and casualties rose from 607.

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

Collisions in 1987
509
Up 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
654
Up 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1987

1.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9719%
  • Slight40479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11217%
  • Slight53482%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 509, up 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (16%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.1%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March40 (7.9%)
  • April42 (8.3%)
  • May43 (8.4%)
  • June43 (8.4%)
  • July45 (8.8%)
  • August45 (8.8%)
  • September28 (5.5%)
  • October64 (13%)
  • November47 (9.2%)
  • December49 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (60%)
  • Wet or damp190 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (53%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph176 (35%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway442 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (19%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20178 (27%)
  • 21 to 2597 (15%)
  • 26 to 3573 (11%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (61%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (69%)
  • Motorcycle122 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 171st most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1987

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1987: 70, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4837093114
2ndA5255578119
3rdA5152353608
4thA541314502
5thA539182004
6thB5425182413
7thA5141904
8thA534141711
9thB5097141601
10thB5605111303
11thB5102101602
12thB542691300
13thB510181201
14thB543081101
15thB54338901
16thA49571111
17thB51006801
18thA5285602
19thA51564502
20thB45004401

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1987

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 130.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1987

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1987: 136.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years