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Wrexham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 1999, and 774 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (525), and casualties rose from 764.

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

Collisions in 1999
522
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
774
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight45587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious759.7%
  • Slight69390%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 522, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (16%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday86 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday50 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.2%)
  • February40 (7.7%)
  • March33 (6.3%)
  • April42 (8%)
  • May37 (7.1%)
  • June47 (9%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August37 (7.1%)
  • September46 (8.8%)
  • October60 (11%)
  • November47 (9%)
  • December41 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (58%)
  • Wet or damp209 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph275 (53%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph186 (36%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout46 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (75%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1058 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20123 (16%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35173 (22%)
  • 36 to 4595 (12%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (59%)
  • Passenger252 (33%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle43 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 161st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 1999

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 1999: 58, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525587813
2ndA483356125
3rdA541346207
4thB5445223402
5thA5152202800
6thA539183606
7thB5425183303
8thB5605152002
9thA534142010
10thB5102122100
11thA528111802
12thB5426101904
13thA4958902
14thA581301
15thB510181102
16thB50976900
17thB54306802
18thA51564810
19thB50694600
20thB51004500

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 1999

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 138.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 1999

LL11 and LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 1999, with 157 each.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years