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Wrexham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2016, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2015 (261), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2016
189
Down 28% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
269
Down 22% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2016

2.1% of collisions in Wrexham in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight20978%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 189, down 28% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (10%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (20%)
  • Friday38 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February10 (5.3%)
  • March17 (9%)
  • April14 (7.4%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July13 (6.9%)
  • August14 (7.4%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October16 (8.5%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December15 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (68%)
  • Wet or damp55 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph127 (67%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph34 (18%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (85%)
  • Roundabout19 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (62%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (10%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2541 (15%)
  • 26 to 3551 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (14%)
  • 46 to 5541 (15%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (2.2%)
  • Over 7513 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (60%)
  • Passenger74 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car260 (74%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 2016.

Collisions
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2016

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2016, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2016

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2016: 21, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525213505
2ndA5152161902
3rdA53491521
4thA54191301
5thB510291505
6thA4836912
7thB510161203
8thB542551002
9thA54902
10thA5394500
11thB51004701
12thB56054410
13thB50703301
14thB54263301
15thB54303300
16thB45002300
17thB50972300
18thB51302300
19thB54452400

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2016

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 66.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2016

LL11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2016: 61.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years