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Wrexham road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 425 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1993, and 572 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1992 (461), and casualties fell from 671.

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

Collisions in 1993
425
Down 8% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
572
Down 15% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Wrexham in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight36686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight50288%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 425, down 8% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday75 (18%)
  • Wednesday75 (18%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.6%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March23 (5.4%)
  • April30 (7.1%)
  • May49 (12%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August29 (6.8%)
  • September41 (9.6%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November38 (8.9%)
  • December40 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (56%)
  • Wet or damp176 (41%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (57%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph136 (32%)
  • 70 mph27 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (10%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (66%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 25101 (18%)
  • 26 to 35118 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (61%)
  • Passenger145 (25%)
  • Pedestrian78 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (78%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in Wrexham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wrexham ranked among 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1993.

Collisions
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1993

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1993: 42, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152425406
2ndA525364607
3rdA541324806
4thA483304620
5thB5605181906
6thB5097121512
7thA534111701
8thA539111403
9thB5102111401
10thB5101101101
11thB5425101602
12thB510081000
13thB544581111
14thA5286901
15thA551102
16thA51565702
17thB543351002
18thB54304400
19thA4953501
20thB50703300

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1993

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 134.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1993

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1993: 132.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1993, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years