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Wrexham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2024, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2023 (129), and casualties fell from 162.

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

Collisions in 2024
96
Down 26% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
126
Down 22% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2024

1% of collisions in Wrexham in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3132%
  • Slight6467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3629%
  • Slight8971%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 96, down 26% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 96
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday12 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (9.4%)
  • Friday23 (24%)
  • Saturday17 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.3%)
  • February6 (6.3%)
  • March8 (8.3%)
  • April8 (8.3%)
  • May5 (5.2%)
  • June9 (9.4%)
  • July8 (8.3%)
  • August8 (8.3%)
  • September6 (6.3%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December9 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds78 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.1%)
  • Other2 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (64%)
  • Wet or damp32 (33%)
  • Snow2 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph49 (51%)
  • 30 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 40 mph11 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph18 (19%)
  • 70 mph6 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway72 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant62 (49%)
  • Pedestrian23 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2022 (17%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3519 (15%)
  • 36 to 4521 (17%)
  • 46 to 5510 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (11%)
  • Over 756 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider74 (59%)
  • Passenger29 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car111 (68%)
  • Motorcycle18 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 309 of them in 2024.

Collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2024

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2024, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2024

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2024: 7, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5257804
2ndA51526701
3rdA52861103
4thA4835801
5thA5395702
6thA5414402
7thB56054800
8thA51563301
9thB51013500
10thB54253302
11thA4952302
12thA5342202
13thB50972301
14thB51022201
15thB51302200
16thA5491101
17thB45001300
18thB50691100
19thB50701100
20thB53731100

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2024

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 28.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2024

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2024: 41.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years