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Wrexham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2010, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (318), and casualties fell from 461.

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

Collisions in 2010
311
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
432
Down 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2010

1% of collisions in Wrexham in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3210%
  • Slight27689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious327.4%
  • Slight39792%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 311, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (11%)
  • Thursday59 (19%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8%)
  • February20 (6.4%)
  • March27 (8.7%)
  • April20 (6.4%)
  • May32 (10%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July22 (7.1%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September30 (9.6%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November35 (11%)
  • December20 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (63%)
  • Wet or damp90 (29%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.9%)
  • Snow12 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (59%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph105 (34%)
  • 70 mph14 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant324 (75%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2066 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (20%)
  • 36 to 4569 (16%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (64%)
  • Passenger111 (26%)
  • Pedestrian45 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.1%)
  • Motorcycle22 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wrexham ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2010.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2010

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2010, with 55 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2010

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2010: 45, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152456303
2ndA525376104
3rdA483192710
4thA541162700
5thA534132104
6thB5425131601
7thB5101111600
8thB5605101601
9thA5288900
10thB50695800
11thB50705701
12thB51025501
13thB54265602
14thB54455703
15thA54710
16thA5394502
17thB50964400
18thB51004500
19thB50972200
20thB54302201

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2010

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 102.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2010

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years