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Wrexham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 525 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1998, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997, and casualties fell from 766.

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

Collisions in 1998
525
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
764
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious5510%
  • Slight45987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious688.9%
  • Slight68590%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 525, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February43 (8.2%)
  • March43 (8.2%)
  • April53 (10%)
  • May48 (9.1%)
  • June44 (8.4%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September50 (9.5%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November40 (7.6%)
  • December32 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (54%)
  • Wet or damp233 (44%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (59%)
  • 40 mph21 (4%)
  • 60 mph175 (33%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (80%)
  • Roundabout48 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (73%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)
  • Cyclist38 (5%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20126 (16%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35170 (22%)
  • 36 to 45117 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (59%)
  • Passenger235 (31%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car777 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 164th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1998

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1998: 53, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5255388211
2ndA5152416603
3rdA541325313
4thA483223115
5thA539192604
6thB5445192502
7thB5605173001
8thB5425152612
9thB5102132100
10thB5097121500
11thB5101121310
12thB5426121601
13thA534111401
14thB5100101500
15thB53737703
16thB543071200
17thB54337910
18thA561011
19thB50696911
20thA5285901

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1998

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 156.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1998

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1998: 169.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years