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Wrexham road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2013, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2012 (317), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2013
252
Down 21% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
359
Down 22% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2013

2% of collisions in Wrexham in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious4518%
  • Slight20280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5214%
  • Slight30284%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 252, down 21% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (12%)
  • February22 (8.7%)
  • March19 (7.5%)
  • April16 (6.3%)
  • May19 (7.5%)
  • June18 (7.1%)
  • July23 (9.1%)
  • August19 (7.5%)
  • September22 (8.7%)
  • October21 (8.3%)
  • November19 (7.5%)
  • December25 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (67%)
  • Wet or damp73 (29%)
  • Snow7 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph156 (62%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (2%)
  • 60 mph59 (23%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (63%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7%)
  • Over 7511 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (62%)
  • Passenger95 (26%)
  • Pedestrian42 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 2013.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2013

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2013, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2013

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2013: 33, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152334603
2ndA483233415
3rdA525162103
4thA541142211
5thA534111501
6thB5101111703
7thB5425112101
8thA53981322
9thB510071302
10thB54265701
11thA54701
12thB50704400
13thB51024400
14thB560541201
15thA5283300
16thB54333700
17thB54453302
18thA51562410
19thA4951101
20thB45001101

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2013

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 109.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2013

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2013: 87.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years