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Ruabon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Ruabon, Wrexham, from 1979 to 2025, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
235
1,782nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
299
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
37
43 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ruabon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19683%

What the data shows

  • Ruabon had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 47% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Ruabon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 69 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ruabon, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Ruabon.

Where Ruabon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,782nd
Most casualties
1,813th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight178 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (17%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph181 (77%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph23 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (5.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant151 (51%)
  • Pedestrian76 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (12%)
  • Cyclist18 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ruabon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ruabon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ruabon peaked at 16 in 1987; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202300
202200
202146
202011
201933
201844
201711
201634
201555
201433
201311
201234
201144
201023
2009813
200835
200711
200622
2005910
200433
2003610
2002812
200145
2000813
199934
199834
199756
1996810
199545
199434
199322
1992816
199169
19901014
198978
198899
19871618
19861015
198588
198499
198389
1982811
198188
1980810
197956

Map of recent crashes in Ruabon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ruabon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ruabon

The 24 most recent collisions in Ruabon happened between 20 July 2014 and 8 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ruabon

The B5605 has the most collisions in Ruabon, 86 of 235 (37%), followed by the A483 (65).

Collisions in Ruabon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB560586115019
2ndA483657826
3rdA539233404
4thB5097171900

Council area for Ruabon

Ruabon is in Wrexham, where police recorded 17,267 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ruabon accounts for 1.4% of them.

Postcode district for Ruabon

All 235 collisions in Ruabon were in the LL14 postcode district.