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Wrexham road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1994, and 744 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1993 (425), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 1994
480
Up 13% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
744
Up 30% on 1993
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1994

0.4% of collisions in Wrexham in 1994 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight40985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight66189%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 480, up 13% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.9%)
  • February39 (8.1%)
  • March35 (7.3%)
  • April33 (6.9%)
  • May33 (6.9%)
  • June45 (9.4%)
  • July32 (6.7%)
  • August43 (9%)
  • September41 (8.5%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November38 (7.9%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other19 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (60%)
  • Wet or damp177 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph279 (58%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph164 (34%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (81%)
  • Roundabout46 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (62%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (13%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15119 (16%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35155 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (54%)
  • Passenger272 (37%)
  • Pedestrian71 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car719 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1994.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1994

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1994: 51, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525519509
2ndA5152424704
3rdA541426704
4thA539212705
5thB5425192313
6thB5101182000
7thA483172900
8thA534152302
9thB5605152712
10thB5445141702
11thB5102132205
12thA5156111602
13thB5426101301
14thB537371302
15thB50976601
16thA4955802
17thA55803
18thA5285902
19thB54335901
20thB50704601

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1994

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 150.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1994

LL11 and LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1994, with 146 each.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1994, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years