Skip to main content
CrashStats

Wrexham road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1992, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (500), and casualties fell from 690.

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

Collisions in 1992
461
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
671
Down 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Wrexham in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight38283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight56785%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 461, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday66 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday77 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8%)
  • February38 (8.2%)
  • March32 (6.9%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May37 (8%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August43 (9.3%)
  • September42 (9.1%)
  • October34 (7.4%)
  • November42 (9.1%)
  • December30 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other25 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (56%)
  • Wet or damp193 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (53%)
  • 40 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (35%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (79%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (67%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (21%)
  • 21 to 25127 (19%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (57%)
  • Passenger191 (28%)
  • Pedestrian98 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car632 (76%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Minibus12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1992.

Collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1992

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1992: 53, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525538929
2ndA5152487412
3rdA483303804
4thA541223804
5thB5605203405
6thA534183104
7thB5101141901
8thB5425141501
9thB5445142204
10thB5102121312
11thA5112414
12thB5426111200
13thA53991612
14thB509781002
15thA515671304
16thB51007700
17thB54307801
18thB543371001
19thA52861000
20thB53735800

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1992

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 131.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1992

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1992: 143.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years