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Wrexham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1990, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (539), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 1990
505
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
714
Down 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1990

2.2% of collisions in Wrexham in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious8016%
  • Slight41482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight60184%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 505, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8.9%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March32 (6.3%)
  • April45 (8.9%)
  • May44 (8.7%)
  • June38 (7.5%)
  • July41 (8.1%)
  • August32 (6.3%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November47 (9.3%)
  • December48 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds377 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (59%)
  • Wet or damp200 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (54%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph188 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (64%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20184 (26%)
  • 21 to 25107 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (60%)
  • Passenger188 (26%)
  • Pedestrian99 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car681 (74%)
  • Motorcycle84 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Wrexham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Wrexham ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1990.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
189th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1990

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1990: 66, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525669239
2ndA5152425604
3rdA541314935
4thB5605253705
5thA534243600
6thA483193315
7thB5425182515
8thA5172901
9thB5445151706
10thA539142103
11thA528132403
12thB510091601
13thB510191302
14thB51029912
15thB542691800
16thA515661502
17thB50976902
18thB53735601
19thB54305501
20thB45004911

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1990

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 149.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1990

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1990: 168.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1990, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Wrexham road accidents in other years