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Wrexham road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1995, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (480), and casualties fell from 744.

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

Collisions in 1995
458
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
685
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1995

1.5% of collisions in Wrexham in 1995 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5312%
  • Slight39887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious618.9%
  • Slight61790%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 458, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (19%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February31 (6.8%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April36 (7.9%)
  • May34 (7.4%)
  • June28 (6.1%)
  • July40 (8.7%)
  • August44 (9.6%)
  • September43 (9.4%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December42 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (19%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (58%)
  • Wet or damp176 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (57%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph155 (34%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (79%)
  • Roundabout46 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (73%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (15%)
  • 21 to 25134 (20%)
  • 26 to 35153 (22%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7530 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (58%)
  • Passenger231 (34%)
  • Pedestrian60 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1995.

Collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
175th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1995

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1995: 53, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525537609
2ndA5152517503
3rdA541417115
4thB5605253704
5thA483193023
6thB5425172701
7thA539162201
8thA534131500
9thB5445131702
10thB5097111504
11thB5102111511
12thB5426111900
13thB510191801
14thA52881601
15thA571900
16thB510071001
17thB543061001
18thB50705601
19thB53734902
20thB54334801

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1995

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 145.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1995

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1995: 146.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1995, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Wrexham road accidents in other years