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Wrexham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2005, and 542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (422), and casualties fell from 588.

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

Collisions in 2005
396
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
542
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2005

1% of collisions in Wrexham in 2005 were fatal and 6.1% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious246.1%
  • Slight36893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious285.2%
  • Slight51094%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 396, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.6%)
  • February33 (8.3%)
  • March23 (5.8%)
  • April36 (9.1%)
  • May27 (6.8%)
  • June48 (12%)
  • July36 (9.1%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September25 (6.3%)
  • October35 (8.8%)
  • November37 (9.3%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (65%)
  • Wet or damp133 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph197 (50%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph140 (35%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant388 (72%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20108 (20%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3588 (16%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (58%)
  • Passenger148 (27%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (81%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle28 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 2005.

Collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2005

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2005, with 48 collisions.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2005

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2005: 34, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525343714
2ndA5152323900
3rdA483253911
4thA534253800
5thA541222800
6thB5425212901
7thB5605152201
8thB5101121600
9thA528101602
10thB5097101200
11thA53991112
12thB544581201
13thA49571302
14thB51027800
15thB542671300
16thB506961100
17thB50705801
18thA51564901
19thB54304500
20thA53300

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2005

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 104.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2005

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2005: 125.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years