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A539 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 833 collisions on the A539 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,269 casualties. Of those crashes, 31 were fatal and 180 serious, and 31 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A539, down 83% from 6 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
833
1,275th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,269
1.52 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
180
231 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 83% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 88% on 2024

Crash severity on the A539

On the A539, 3.7% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal313.7%
  • Serious18022%
  • Slight62275%

Where the A539 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,275th
Most casualties
1,170th
Most fatal collisions
662nd
Most serious collisions
1,164th

A539 accidents by year

Collisions on the A539 peaked at 33 in 2004 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A539, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202468
2023910
202257
202189
2020914
201989
20181116
2017711
201645
20151626
20141116
2013813
20121221
20111014
201078
20091927
20082021
20072227
20061828
20051417
20043359
20032944
20022737
20012134
20003147
19992242
19982536
19971630
19961323
19952745
19942532
19932139
19921525
19912537
19901931
19891630
19882435
19872732
19862238
19852334
19842533
19832333
19823363
19813049
19801521
19792132

When crashes happen on the A539

Sunday has the most collisions on the A539 (138), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (225).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (11%)
  • Wednesday110 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (16%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday138 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am29 (3.5%)
  • 3am to 6am11 (1.3%)
  • 6am to 9am79 (9.5%)
  • 9am to noon117 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm157 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm225 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm135 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight80 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.6%)
  • February59 (7.1%)
  • March61 (7.3%)
  • April63 (7.6%)
  • May77 (9.2%)
  • June72 (8.6%)
  • July109 (13%)
  • August81 (9.7%)
  • September72 (8.6%)
  • October76 (9.1%)
  • November55 (6.6%)
  • December53 (6.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight615 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A539 crashes

On the A539, 52% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph287 (34%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph435 (52%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds633 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Other53 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (59%)
  • Wet or damp312 (37%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway784 (94%)
  • Roundabout33 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A539 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the A539, followed by motorcyclists (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant872 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (13%)
  • Pedestrian130 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other24 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,107 (75%)
  • Motorcycle169 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.2%)
  • Other31 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20249 (20%)
  • 21 to 25184 (14%)
  • 26 to 35218 (17%)
  • 36 to 45180 (14%)
  • 46 to 55118 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider747 (59%)
  • Passenger392 (31%)
  • Pedestrian130 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A539

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A539

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A539 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A539 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wrexham has the most, with 598, followed by Denbighshire (233).

Collisions on the A539 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWrexham59888321130
2ndDenbighshire2333841050

A539 crashes by town

Collisions on the A539 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Acrefair and Cefn-mawr (142) and Llangollen (79).

Recent crashes on the A539

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A539, from 6 March 2021 to 23 May 2025.

Severity