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Wrexham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 405 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2006, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2005 (396), and casualties rose from 542.

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

Collisions in 2006
405
Up 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
596
Up 10% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2006

1% of collisions in Wrexham in 2006 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious338.1%
  • Slight36891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious427%
  • Slight55092%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 405, up 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.7%)
  • February40 (9.9%)
  • March32 (7.9%)
  • April37 (9.1%)
  • May39 (9.6%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August26 (6.4%)
  • September22 (5.4%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November33 (8.1%)
  • December36 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (58%)
  • Wet or damp161 (40%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2%)
  • 30 mph205 (51%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph128 (32%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (71%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (17%)
  • 36 to 45111 (19%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (62%)
  • Passenger164 (28%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (78%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2006.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2006

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2006, with 53 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2006

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2006: 43, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525436308
2ndA5152324003
3rdA483316712
4thA534193401
5thA528172811
6thA541172710
7thB5425172700
8thB5426131604
9thA539121911
10thB510181201
11thB510071000
12thB510271002
13thB544571201
14thB56056600
15thB51305600
16thB537351401
17thB54305700
18thB50974700
19thB54334600
20thA4953300

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2006

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 143.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2006

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2006: 167.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years