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Wrexham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1997, and 766 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1996 (458), and casualties rose from 645.

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

Collisions in 1997
525
Up 15% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
766
Up 19% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1997

1.3% of collisions in Wrexham in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight46589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious618%
  • Slight69891%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 525, up 15% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (17%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (13%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday67 (13%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March37 (7%)
  • April41 (7.8%)
  • May40 (7.6%)
  • June50 (9.5%)
  • July51 (9.7%)
  • August48 (9.1%)
  • September48 (9.1%)
  • October45 (8.6%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December38 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (57%)
  • Wet or damp220 (42%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph281 (54%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph195 (37%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway424 (81%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant529 (69%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (7%)
  • 16 to 20137 (18%)
  • 21 to 25111 (14%)
  • 26 to 35173 (23%)
  • 36 to 4586 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (58%)
  • Passenger240 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car736 (78%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 167th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1997

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1997: 59, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525597717
2ndA5152466704
3rdA541326008
4thA483273713
5thB5445254600
6thA534243710
7thB5605172201
8thA539142712
9thB5425141710
10thA495121800
11thB5101101100
12thB510291200
13thB543391302
14thA581501
15thA515681213
16thB50978901
17thB510081200
18thB542681100
19thA52871300
20thB50695700

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1997

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 150.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1997

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1997: 164.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years