Skip to main content
CrashStats

Wrexham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2023, and 162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2022 (154), and casualties fell from 192.

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

Collisions in 2023
129
Down 16% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
162
Down 16% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
5.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2023

5.4% of collisions in Wrexham in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal75.4%
  • Serious3326%
  • Slight8969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious3823%
  • Slight11772%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 129, down 16% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 129
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday25 (19%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday23 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (10%)
  • February3 (2.3%)
  • March11 (8.5%)
  • April17 (13%)
  • May16 (12%)
  • June9 (7%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August7 (5.4%)
  • September9 (7%)
  • October13 (10%)
  • November7 (5.4%)
  • December10 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds101 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (66%)
  • Wet or damp38 (29%)
  • Snow3 (2.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (13%)
  • 30 mph68 (53%)
  • 40 mph7 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (7%)
  • 60 mph21 (16%)
  • 70 mph7 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (7%)
  • Roundabout8 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant83 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (14%)
  • Pedestrian22 (14%)
  • Cyclist18 (11%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 106 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (13%)
  • 26 to 3530 (19%)
  • 36 to 4523 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (8.6%)
  • Over 757 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider102 (63%)
  • Passenger38 (23%)
  • Pedestrian22 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car164 (70%)
  • Motorcycle24 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wrexham ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 2023.

Collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2023

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2023, with 16 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2023

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2023: 14, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525142124
2ndA54171012
3rdA4836913
4thA51526804
5thA5284501
6thA5344601
7thA5394501
8thB51024700
9thB54304400
10thB51003300
11thA52302
12thA51562300
13thB51012300
14thB54252200
15thB54262200
16thB50691100
17thB50701100
18thB56051100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2023

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 39.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2023

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2023: 45.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2023, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2023.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years