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Wrexham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 539 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1989, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (546), and casualties fell from 744.

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

Collisions in 1989
539
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
718
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Wrexham in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious8816%
  • Slight44683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10915%
  • Slight60384%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 539, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (12%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday67 (12%)
  • Friday97 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.6%)
  • February57 (11%)
  • March48 (8.9%)
  • April53 (9.8%)
  • May42 (7.8%)
  • June43 (8%)
  • July35 (6.5%)
  • August47 (8.7%)
  • September34 (6.3%)
  • October50 (9.3%)
  • November46 (8.5%)
  • December43 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight374 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other51 (9.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry335 (62%)
  • Wet or damp202 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph319 (59%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph170 (32%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (17%)
  • Pedestrian109 (15%)
  • Cyclist50 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6%)
  • 16 to 20190 (26%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35122 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (57%)
  • Passenger201 (28%)
  • Pedestrian109 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car673 (70%)
  • Motorcycle118 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1989.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
308th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1989

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1989: 59, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525598928
2ndA5152506304
3rdA5414259110
4thA483283905
5thB5605243106
6thA534222803
7thA5213104
8thB5425212803
9thB5426112004
10thB510192203
11thA53981612
12thB51008900
13thB544581001
14thB510271103
15thB50976600
16thA5284400
17thB54304400
18thB54334401
19thA51563401
20thB50962200

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1989

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 168.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1989

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1989: 171.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1989, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years