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Wrexham road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2011, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (311), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2011
287
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
399
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Wrexham in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious4616%
  • Slight23682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight34687%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 287, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday65 (23%)
  • Saturday29 (10%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.3%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March23 (8%)
  • April30 (10%)
  • May36 (13%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July21 (7.3%)
  • August22 (7.7%)
  • September25 (8.7%)
  • October20 (7%)
  • November26 (9.1%)
  • December24 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (75%)
  • Wet or damp67 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph164 (57%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph91 (32%)
  • 70 mph15 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (70%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5%)
  • 16 to 2068 (17%)
  • 21 to 2562 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (61%)
  • Passenger105 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2011.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2011

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2011, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2011

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2011: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525386907
2ndA5152273303
3rdA541222902
4thA483202315
5thA534111903
6thB5101101601
7thA53981214
8thB51007900
9thB542571000
10thB560571100
11thA561202
12thB542661100
13thB51025602
14thB54455502
15thA5284400
16thA51563500
17thA4952210
18thB50702210
19thB53732500
20thB54302300

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2011

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 99.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2011

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2011: 98.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years