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Wrexham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2015, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2014, and casualties rose from 343.

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

Collisions in 2015
261
Level with 2014
Casualties in 2015
347
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2015

1.9% of collisions in Wrexham in 2015 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious5822%
  • Slight19876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight27880%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 261, level with 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday42 (16%)
  • Saturday23 (8.8%)
  • Sunday27 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (5%)
  • February17 (6.5%)
  • March22 (8.4%)
  • April15 (5.7%)
  • May22 (8.4%)
  • June21 (8%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August17 (6.5%)
  • September27 (10%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (67%)
  • Wet or damp82 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph165 (63%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (21%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (81%)
  • Roundabout24 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (58%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2553 (15%)
  • 26 to 3563 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (63%)
  • Passenger87 (25%)
  • Pedestrian40 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car349 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2015.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2015

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2015, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2015

The A5152 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2015: 29, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152293303
2ndA483212612
3rdA525182807
4thA539142224
5thB5101111100
6thB5605101603
7thA54191401
8thB542591001
9thA56903
10thB51026803
11thB54266700
12thB50975501
13thA5344401
14thB54454601
15thB51003300
16thB54303401
17thA4952301
18thA51562201
19thA5281100
20thB45001100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2015

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 92.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2015

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2015: 79.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years