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Wrexham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 491 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2002, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2001 (476), and casualties fell from 752.

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

Collisions in 2002
491
Up 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
692
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Wrexham in 2002 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious377.5%
  • Slight44891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious486.9%
  • Slight63892%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 491, up 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9%)
  • February44 (9%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April27 (5.5%)
  • May35 (7.1%)
  • June36 (7.3%)
  • July54 (11%)
  • August35 (7.1%)
  • September41 (8.4%)
  • October47 (9.6%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December38 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (51%)
  • Wet or damp235 (48%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph247 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph181 (37%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (81%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant530 (77%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20106 (15%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35148 (21%)
  • 36 to 45115 (17%)
  • 46 to 55106 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (61%)
  • Passenger205 (30%)
  • Pedestrian67 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (84%)
  • Motorcycle31 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wrexham ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had the 160th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2002

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2002, with 69 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2002

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2002: 51.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152516000
2ndA525507603
3rdA483406013
4thA541375400
5thA539212804
6thA534173201
7thB5425162503
8thB5605152113
9thB5102121601
10thB5426121600
11thB5445121701
12thA528102110
13thB450081623
14thB51018901
15thA56900
16thB54336701
17thB50705600
18thB50975701
19thB51004700
20thB51304701

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2002

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 145.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2002

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2002: 158.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years