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Wrexham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2021, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (133), and casualties rose from 165.

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

Collisions in 2021
149
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
184
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2021

2.7% of collisions in Wrexham in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3725%
  • Slight10872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14177%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 149, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 149
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday16 (11%)
  • Friday29 (19%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (8.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6%)
  • February9 (6%)
  • March11 (7.4%)
  • April11 (7.4%)
  • May18 (12%)
  • June14 (9.4%)
  • July11 (7.4%)
  • August10 (6.7%)
  • September13 (8.7%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November16 (11%)
  • December11 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (68%)
  • Wet or damp48 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph103 (69%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (12%)
  • 70 mph11 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (77%)
  • Roundabout16 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (52%)
  • Pedestrian38 (21%)
  • Cyclist22 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (10%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3537 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (57%)
  • Passenger41 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car189 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 249 of them in 2021.

Collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2021

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2021, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2021

The A483 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2021: 15, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA483152216
2ndA525121513
3rdA5397810
4thA51525800
5thA5345502
6thB51025511
7thA5414401
8thB54254502
9thB56054700
10thB45003301
11thB50703301
12thB51013300
13thA52300
14thA5282201
15thB50692200
16thB50972201
17thB54452200
18thA51041301
19thA51251100
20thA51561100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2021

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 50.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2021

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2021: 51.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years