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B5097 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 260 collisions on the B5097 from 1979 to 2024, with 315 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 38 serious, and 2 people were killed.

No collisions were recorded on the B5097 in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
260
2,910th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
315
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
38
43 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Crash severity on the B5097

On the B5097, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious3815%
  • Slight22085%

Where the B5097 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,910th
Most casualties
3,054th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,345th

B5097 accidents by year

Collisions on the B5097 peaked at 14 in 1987; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B5097, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202300
202211
202122
202022
201900
201834
201734
201623
201555
201456
201311
201200
201113
201022
200967
200833
200757
200647
20051012
200455
200379
200257
2001814
200077
199969
19981215
199789
199679
19951115
199466
19931215
1992810
19911111
199069
198966
19881013
19871416
198666
198577
198433
198379
198299
198167
198077
1979910

When crashes happen on the B5097

Thursday has the most collisions on the B5097 (53), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (61).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (10%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (20%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (15%)
  • Sunday24 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (4.2%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am36 (14%)
  • 9am to noon35 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm56 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm61 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm36 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight23 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.8%)
  • February21 (8.1%)
  • March24 (9.2%)
  • April14 (5.4%)
  • May19 (7.3%)
  • June20 (7.7%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August19 (7.3%)
  • September19 (7.3%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November25 (9.6%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight202 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B5097 crashes

On the B5097, 74% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph192 (74%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (22%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other15 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (58%)
  • Wet or damp98 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway246 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B5097 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B5097, followed by pedestrians (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (50%)
  • Pedestrian88 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (71%)
  • Motorcycle35 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.7%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (16%)
  • 16 to 2055 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (14%)
  • 26 to 3546 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6519 (6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.5%)
  • Over 755 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (51%)
  • Pedestrian88 (28%)
  • Passenger67 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B5097

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B5097

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B5097 crashes by council area

Of the 260 collisions on the B5097, 259 were in Wrexham.

Collisions on the B5097 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWrexham259314238

B5097 crashes by town

Collisions on the B5097 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Rhosllannerchrugog (164) and Ruabon (17).

Recent crashes on the B5097

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B5097, from 29 March 2014 to 17 November 2024.

Severity