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Wrexham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Wrexham in 2025, and 150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2024 (96), and casualties rose from 126.

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

Collisions in 2025
102
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
150
Up 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
9
8.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Wrexham in 2025

8.8% of collisions in Wrexham in 2025 were fatal and 39% serious, against 1.6% and 16% in Wrexham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal98.8%
  • Serious4039%
  • Slight5352%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal106.7%
  • Serious4933%
  • Slight9161%

Wrexham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wrexham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 546 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 102, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 102
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (17%)
  • Tuesday19 (19%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday9 (8.8%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.9%)
  • February7 (6.9%)
  • March9 (8.8%)
  • April9 (8.8%)
  • May9 (8.8%)
  • June6 (5.9%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August12 (12%)
  • September5 (4.9%)
  • October5 (4.9%)
  • November13 (13%)
  • December11 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (73%)
  • Wet or damp27 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (47%)
  • 30 mph3 (2.9%)
  • 40 mph10 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph28 (27%)
  • 70 mph3 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway89 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wrexham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant80 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (15%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)
  • Cyclist9 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 159 (6%)
  • 16 to 2013 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2517 (11%)
  • 26 to 3529 (19%)
  • 36 to 4527 (18%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (64%)
  • Passenger35 (23%)
  • Pedestrian19 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car119 (66%)
  • Motorcycle27 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wrexham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wrexham had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2025.

Collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Wrexham in 2025

Brynyffynnon, Wrexham, LL11 1SU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wrexham in 2025, with 10 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wrexham with the most crashes in 2025

The A525 had the most collisions in Wrexham in 2025: 10, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wrexham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA525101815
2ndA48381404
3rdA51525602
4thA5345720
5thA54151302
6thB54265601
7thB56055503
8thA4954812
9thA51562301
10thA5282201
11thB45002301
12thB51012200
13thB51022201
14thB54252201
15thA51200
16thA5391100
17thB50991100
18thB54301310
19thB54331210

Towns in Wrexham: crashes in 2025

Wrexham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in Wrexham: crashes in 2025

LL13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wrexham in 2025: 33.

Latest crashes in Wrexham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wrexham in 2025, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Wrexham road accidents in other years