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Wrexham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2018, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2017 (166), and casualties rose from 216.

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

Collisions in 2018
183
Up 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
229
Up 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Wrexham in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4826%
  • Slight13473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5323%
  • Slight17576%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 183, up 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 183
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday18 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday35 (19%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday41 (22%)
  • Saturday16 (8.7%)
  • Sunday23 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.2%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March14 (7.7%)
  • April18 (9.8%)
  • May18 (9.8%)
  • June9 (4.9%)
  • July11 (6%)
  • August14 (7.7%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October13 (7.1%)
  • November18 (9.8%)
  • December16 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (72%)
  • Wet or damp47 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph107 (58%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph28 (15%)
  • 70 mph12 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (51%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (10%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4536 (16%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider153 (67%)
  • Passenger46 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (68%)
  • Motorcycle33 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2018.

Collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2018

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2018, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2018

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2018: 17, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483172303
2ndA525162316
3rdA53981002
4thA51527801
5thB56057902
6thA5416800
7thA55803
8thB51015803
9thB54454502
10thA4953300
11thB50973400
12thB51003300
13thB54263301
14thB50702301
15thB51302301
16thB53732401
17thB54252201
18thB54332200
19thA51561101
20thA5281100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2018

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 60.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2018

LL11 and LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2018, with 54 each.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years