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Wrexham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2004, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2003 (467), and casualties fell from 693.

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

Collisions in 2004
422
Down 10% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
588
Down 15% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Wrexham in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight37188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious467.8%
  • Slight53591%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 422, down 10% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.1%)
  • February26 (6.2%)
  • March38 (9%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September34 (8.1%)
  • October41 (9.7%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December32 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (57%)
  • Wet or damp173 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph202 (48%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (38%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (69%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20120 (20%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (64%)
  • Passenger158 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (78%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 196 of them in 2004.

Collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2004

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2004, with 50 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2004

The A5152 and A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2004, with 40 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152404602
2ndA5254061010
3rdA483304512
4thA539264303
5thA541264010
6thA534223504
7thA528152700
8thB5605141502
9thB5425131900
10thB5426111800
11thB507081300
12thB510281101
13thB51017800
14thB54457803
15thB51006700
16thB50975500
17thA541010
18thB45004400
19thB54334600
20thA4953410

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2004

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 107.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2004

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2004: 146.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years