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Wrexham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2017, and 216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (189), and casualties fell from 269.

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

Collisions in 2017
166
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
216
Down 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Wrexham in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2414%
  • Slight14185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight18887%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 166, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 166
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (6.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (35%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.6%)
  • February11 (6.6%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April11 (6.6%)
  • May11 (6.6%)
  • June17 (10%)
  • July10 (6%)
  • August14 (8.4%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October16 (9.6%)
  • November13 (7.8%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry105 (63%)
  • Wet or damp59 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph113 (68%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (13%)
  • 70 mph9 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway138 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (59%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)
  • Cyclist22 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (19%)
  • 56 to 6520 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.2%)
  • Over 756 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (65%)
  • Passenger40 (19%)
  • Pedestrian36 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (76%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 2017.

Collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2017

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2017, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2017

The A541 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2017: 10, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA541101301
2ndA4836801
3rdA561203
4thA5255701
5thA5395811
6thA5284600
7thA5344701
8thB51024801
9thB56054901
10thA51523401
11thA4952301
12thA51562300
13thB50702201
14thB50972300
15thB50992200
16thB51012200
17thB54262200
18thB45001101
19thB51301100
20thB54301100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2017

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 67.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2017

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2017: 65.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years