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Wrexham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2001, and 752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (505), and casualties rose from 721.

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

Collisions in 2001
476
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
752
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Wrexham in 2001 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious469.7%
  • Slight42389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious557.3%
  • Slight68791%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 476, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (14%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.4%)
  • February33 (6.9%)
  • March53 (11%)
  • April18 (3.8%)
  • May39 (8.2%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July36 (7.6%)
  • August39 (8.2%)
  • September39 (8.2%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November47 (9.9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry265 (56%)
  • Wet or damp189 (40%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph250 (53%)
  • 40 mph22 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph188 (39%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway399 (84%)
  • Roundabout40 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant505 (67%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (7%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1567 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20114 (15%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (19%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (56%)
  • Passenger261 (35%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach27 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wrexham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wrexham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 2001.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2001

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2001, with 69 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2001

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2001: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA52562102011
2ndA5152496103
3rdA483306641
4thA534243614
5thA541244503
6thB5425183104
7thA539152101
8thB5101142001
9thB5102132101
10thB5426121903
11thB5100101100
12thB5445101602
13thB5605101510
14thB509781400
15thA5286800
16thB513061100
17thB450054101
18thB53734400
19thA4953300
20thB50693410

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2001

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 151.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2001

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2001: 155.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years