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Wrexham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2014, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (252), and casualties fell from 359.

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

Collisions in 2014
261
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
343
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Wrexham in 2014 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight20378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight28282%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 261, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday35 (13%)
  • Thursday50 (19%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (10%)
  • February25 (9.6%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April15 (5.7%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June24 (9.2%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August25 (9.6%)
  • September17 (6.5%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November24 (9.2%)
  • December15 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry172 (66%)
  • Wet or damp88 (34%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph168 (64%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph45 (17%)
  • 70 mph21 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (71%)
  • Roundabout32 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant208 (61%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Cyclist35 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (7%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (22%)
  • 36 to 4564 (19%)
  • 46 to 5540 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (65%)
  • Passenger66 (19%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (8%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 2014.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2014

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2014, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2014

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2014: 30, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152304303
2ndA483284013
3rdA525152503
4thB5101131606
5thA539101402
6thA541101304
7thA53471101
8thB560571302
9thB50975600
10thB54255602
11thB54455501
12thA4953411
13thA53402
14thB50703400
15thB51003300
16thB51023300
17thB50962201
18thB54262200
19thA51561100
20thA5281200

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2014

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 98.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2014

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2014: 85.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2014, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2014.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years