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Wrexham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2009, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (340), and casualties fell from 469.

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

Collisions in 2009
318
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
461
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Wrexham in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41089%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 318, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.3%)
  • February32 (10%)
  • March27 (8.5%)
  • April27 (8.5%)
  • May28 (8.8%)
  • June21 (6.6%)
  • July26 (8.2%)
  • August18 (5.7%)
  • September31 (9.7%)
  • October28 (8.8%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December36 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (62%)
  • Wet or damp112 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph179 (56%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph106 (33%)
  • 70 mph15 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (72%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (62%)
  • Passenger118 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2009.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2009

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2009, with 55 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2009

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2009: 32, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525324803
2ndA5152314404
3rdA483193910
4thA541182801
5thA539132112
6thB5605122104
7thA528101813
8thA534101602
9thB5425101210
10thB51017800
11thA561102
12thB50976701
13thB45005501
14thB51005800
15thB54305601
16thB51024600
17thB54264700
18thB54334401
19thB50703401
20thB54453400

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2009

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 106.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2009

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2009: 103.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years