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Wrexham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 154 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2022, and 192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (149), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2022
154
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
192
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2022

1.9% of collisions in Wrexham in 2022 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4026%
  • Slight11172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious4423%
  • Slight14576%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 154, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 154
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (18%)
  • Friday23 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (32%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (12%)
  • February14 (9.1%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April11 (7.1%)
  • May12 (7.8%)
  • June12 (7.8%)
  • July10 (6.5%)
  • August15 (9.7%)
  • September10 (6.5%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November9 (5.8%)
  • December9 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (5.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (79%)
  • Wet or damp32 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph101 (66%)
  • 40 mph6 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (53%)
  • Pedestrian41 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (10%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1512 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2023 (12%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3541 (21%)
  • 36 to 4529 (15%)
  • 46 to 5527 (14%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (63%)
  • Pedestrian41 (21%)
  • Passenger30 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (72%)
  • Motorcycle24 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 2022.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2022

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2022, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2022

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2022: 14, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525141615
2ndA483121613
3rdA51527802
4thA54171001
5thB54255502
6thB51024400
7thA4953302
8thA53603
9thA5283301
10thA5393301
11thB51013501
12thB53733301
13thB54453401
14thB56053612
15thB51302200
16thA51021100
17thA51561100
18thA5341101
19thA551100
20thB50971100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2022

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 52.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2022

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2022: 47.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years