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Wrexham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 546 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1988, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1987 (509), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 1988
546
Up 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
744
Up 14% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1988

1.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious10118%
  • Slight43680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight60982%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 546, up 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (11%)
  • Wednesday72 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (18%)
  • Friday83 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (10%)
  • February42 (7.7%)
  • March50 (9.2%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May41 (7.5%)
  • June43 (7.9%)
  • July40 (7.3%)
  • August38 (7%)
  • September39 (7.1%)
  • October48 (8.8%)
  • November66 (12%)
  • December42 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (53%)
  • Wet or damp243 (45%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (56%)
  • 40 mph33 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph178 (33%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (60%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20172 (23%)
  • 21 to 25127 (17%)
  • 26 to 35108 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.8%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (58%)
  • Passenger210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (72%)
  • Motorcycle95 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 165th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1988

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1988: 68, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4836896115
2ndA5255287211
3rdA5152476005
4thA541396118
5thA534232815
6thB5605171812
7thB5425141714
8thA5132205
9thB5102122201
10thA539111303
11thB5101111401
12thB5426111202
13thB5097101303
14thB510081400
15thA52871002
16thB45007901
17thA4956802
18thB537361001
19thB543061102
20thB50963400

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1988

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 155.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1988

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1988: 173.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years