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Wrexham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1991, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (505), and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 1991
500
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
690
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1991

1.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8016%
  • Slight41282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight58184%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 500, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9%)
  • February29 (5.8%)
  • March41 (8.2%)
  • April37 (7.4%)
  • May43 (8.6%)
  • June67 (13%)
  • July36 (7.2%)
  • August27 (5.4%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October40 (8%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December27 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other24 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry282 (56%)
  • Wet or damp197 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (57%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph176 (35%)
  • 70 mph20 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway411 (82%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (65%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20159 (23%)
  • 21 to 25104 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (13%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (57%)
  • Passenger198 (29%)
  • Pedestrian97 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car680 (75%)
  • Motorcycle82 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 168th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1991

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1991: 66, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52566105317
2ndA5152405003
3rdA541273402
4thA483213212
5thB5605213812
6thA539193015
7thB5425182405
8thA534162703
9thB5100121300
10thB5097111101
11thB5426111501
12thA5102003
13thA528101511
14thB544591200
15thB51017800
16thB510271101
17thA51566911
18thB543061002
19thB54336901
20thB53735602

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1991

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 163.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1991

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1991: 163.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years