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Wrexham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 458 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1996, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995, and casualties fell from 685.

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

Collisions in 1996
458
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
645
Down 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Wrexham in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight39286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight56788%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 458, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.7%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March36 (7.9%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May31 (6.8%)
  • June41 (9%)
  • July43 (9.4%)
  • August34 (7.4%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October43 (9.4%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (64%)
  • Wet or damp149 (33%)
  • Snow10 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph280 (61%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph143 (31%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (69%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (20%)
  • 21 to 25103 (16%)
  • 26 to 35130 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (62%)
  • Passenger172 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle39 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 1996.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1996

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1996: 41, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152415815
2ndA525365301
3rdA534274106
4thA541274710
5thA483243423
6thB5101223713
7thB5425222902
8thB5605142101
9thB5426111202
10thB5100101101
11thB510281203
12thA5397801
13thB50977901
14thA5286902
15thB544561102
16thA55902
17thA51565600
18thB53735802
19thB54305600
20thB54334500

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1996

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 150.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1996

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1996: 162.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years