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Wrexham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2000, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (522), and casualties fell from 774.

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

Collisions in 2000
505
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
721
Down 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2000

2.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious7811%
  • Slight62887%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 505, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday79 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.5%)
  • February46 (9.1%)
  • March37 (7.3%)
  • April46 (9.1%)
  • May36 (7.1%)
  • June32 (6.3%)
  • July43 (8.5%)
  • August35 (6.9%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October42 (8.3%)
  • November48 (9.5%)
  • December47 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other28 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp253 (50%)
  • Dry247 (49%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (50%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph200 (40%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (83%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (71%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (13%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35151 (21%)
  • 36 to 45123 (17%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (61%)
  • Passenger209 (29%)
  • Pedestrian72 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car771 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle43 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 165th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2000

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2000: 59, including 5 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525599858
2ndA5152487102
3rdA541364403
4thA483304004
5thA539253815
6thB5605213601
7thA534152604
8thB5101141903
9thB5445141600
10thB5102131502
11thB5425132111
12thB5426111901
13thB510091402
14thB507081401
15thB50977701
16thA56601
17thA51566700
18thA4955820
19thA5284601
20thB50694500

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2000

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 149.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2000

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2000: 152.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years