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Rhostyllen road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 205 road traffic collisions in Rhostyllen, Wrexham, from 1979 to 2025, and 300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 36 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
205
1,922nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
300
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rhostyllen

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16580%

What the data shows

  • Rhostyllen had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Rhostyllen were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rhostyllen, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Rhostyllen.

Where Rhostyllen ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,922nd
Most casualties
1,809th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday40 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph90 (44%)
  • 40 mph74 (36%)
  • 50 mph2 (1%)
  • 60 mph20 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant186 (62%)
  • Pedestrian43 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rhostyllen road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rhostyllen, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rhostyllen peaked at 11 in 2000; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202411
202324
202200
202100
202011
201911
201834
201700
201613
201535
201433
2013612
201233
201100
2010711
200935
200822
200756
200657
200546
2004710
200357
200269
2001915
20001118
199968
1998811
199746
19961016
1995914
199489
199367
1992717
199145
1990712
198967
198856
198722
198679
1985610
198414
198300
198222
1981910
198045
197922

Map of recent crashes in Rhostyllen

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rhostyllen

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rhostyllen

The 24 most recent collisions in Rhostyllen happened between 29 March 2013 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rhostyllen

The A5152 has the most collisions in Rhostyllen, 133 of 205 (65%), followed by the A483 (19).

Collisions in Rhostyllen on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5152133198121
2ndA483193332
3rdB50994701

Council area for Rhostyllen

Rhostyllen is in Wrexham, where police recorded 17,267 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rhostyllen accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Rhostyllen

All 205 collisions in Rhostyllen were in the LL14 postcode district.