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Wrexham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2012, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (287), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2012
317
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
458
Up 15% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious3912%
  • Slight27687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious419%
  • Slight41591%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 317, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.3%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April20 (6.3%)
  • May18 (5.7%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July27 (8.5%)
  • August30 (9.5%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December31 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (63%)
  • Wet or damp109 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph191 (60%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (29%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (77%)
  • Roundabout35 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (70%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (14%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider288 (63%)
  • Passenger119 (26%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle27 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2012.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2012

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2012, with 46 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2012

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2012: 27, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525274005
2ndA483223702
3rdA5152212901
4thA541182903
5thB5605141903
6thB5425132000
7thA534111402
8thA539112004
9thB5101111710
10thB54268902
11thB544571101
12thB450061001
13thB51006600
14thB53735610
15thA5284600
16thB50704802
17thB54304700
18thA51563400
19thB51023300
20thA4952401

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2012

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 113.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2012

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2012: 110.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years