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Wrexham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2008, and 469 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2007 (333), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 2008
340
Up 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
469
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight29186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight41388%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 340, up 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (10%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February29 (8.5%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April33 (9.7%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July24 (7.1%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September24 (7.1%)
  • October30 (8.8%)
  • November36 (11%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (57%)
  • Wet or damp130 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph182 (54%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph108 (32%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (78%)
  • Roundabout35 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (69%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (22%)
  • 36 to 4576 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (64%)
  • Passenger121 (26%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (77%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2008.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2008

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2008, with 58 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2008

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2008: 43, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152435106
2ndA525304714
3rdA483243007
4thA541162101
5thA539131403
6thB5101121602
7thB5425112000
8thB5426101402
9thA52891502
10thB544581100
11thB560581400
12thA53472102
13thA55702
14thB50705600
15thB51005500
16thA4953400
17thB50973300
18thB54303300
19thB54333801
20thA51562301

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2008

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 121.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2008

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2008: 112.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2008.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years