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Wakefield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44,869 road traffic collisions in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025, and 62,048 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 819 were fatal and 8,814 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 555 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (589), and casualties fell from 754 to 722.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
44,869
47th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62,048
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
819
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
555
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Wakefield

1.8% of collisions in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal8191.8%
  • Serious8,81420%
  • Slight35,23679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal8961.4%
  • Serious10,35217%
  • Slight50,80082%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. In 2025 there were 555, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 555
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025555722
2024589754
2023648813
2022614826
2021483633
2020387493
2019487641
2018617833
2017594812
2016684955
2015717986
2014644922
2013636917
20127191,061
20117261,113
20108031,188
20098421,283
20088431,260
20079221,335
20068921,297
20059471,439
20041,0921,681
20031,1141,669
20021,1161,691
20011,0601,634
20001,1171,646
19991,1551,684
19981,2391,766
19971,2221,792
19961,2111,695
19951,2161,695
19941,2121,679
19931,1641,545
19921,1741,588
19911,1711,535
19901,2021,588
19891,2081,620
19881,2121,609
19871,1171,465
19861,1351,505
19851,1311,452
19841,1351,400
19831,1561,478
19821,2631,640
19811,2791,636
19801,2851,612
19791,1341,460

When and where crashes happen in Wakefield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,351 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,214 (14%)
  • Wednesday6,357 (14%)
  • Thursday6,691 (15%)
  • Friday7,760 (17%)
  • Saturday6,424 (14%)
  • Sunday5,072 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,696 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59908 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,227 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,343 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,352 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,434 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,596 (8%)
  • February3,283 (7.3%)
  • March3,583 (8%)
  • April3,390 (7.6%)
  • May3,719 (8.3%)
  • June3,632 (8.1%)
  • July3,854 (8.6%)
  • August3,628 (8.1%)
  • September3,867 (8.6%)
  • October4,026 (9%)
  • November4,181 (9.3%)
  • December4,110 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight31,632 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,235 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,121 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown748 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit133 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37,323 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,899 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds720 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds435 (1%)
  • Fog or mist355 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds312 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds70 (0.2%)
  • Other512 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded243 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry29,854 (67%)
  • Wet or damp13,789 (31%)
  • Frost or ice850 (1.9%)
  • Snow321 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep39 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph279 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph32,135 (72%)
  • 40 mph3,193 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph472 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4,902 (11%)
  • 70 mph3,888 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,613 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway6,188 (14%)
  • Roundabout2,178 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road614 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded276 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wakefield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36,034 (58%)
  • Pedestrian9,546 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist7,167 (12%)
  • Cyclist3,997 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,227 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant1,357 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)805 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant376 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant236 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant213 (0.3%)
  • Other75 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,714 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 103,055 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 154,348 (7%)
  • 16 to 2011,285 (18%)
  • 21 to 258,234 (13%)
  • 26 to 3511,243 (18%)
  • 36 to 458,286 (13%)
  • 46 to 555,888 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 653,977 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 752,384 (3.8%)
  • Over 751,624 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35,488 (57%)
  • Passenger17,014 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9,546 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car57,298 (73%)
  • Motorcycle7,315 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4,074 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,414 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,135 (4%)
  • Bus or coach2,270 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car570 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle497 (0.6%)
  • Minibus203 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle79 (0.1%)
  • Other92 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wakefield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wakefield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wakefield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 47th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
44thDoncaster45,96463,0448117,043
45thHaringey45,11753,2293216,013
46thEast Riding of Yorkshire44,88663,6581,1229,646
47thWakefield (this area)44,86962,0488198,814
48thRedbridge44,19956,2653775,794
49thWirral43,86559,3075107,094
50thBrighton and Hove43,40553,0304497,712

Accident hotspots in Wakefield

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield, with 1,306 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 10 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025: 4,130, including 86 fatal and 793 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6384,1306,13486793
2ndA612,3603,34537456
3rdA6452,2743,24846451
4thA6422,2103,07544508
5thA6391,9262,76634270
6thA6551,4001,84837270
7thA11,2612,08245202
8thM621,1171,83327185
9thM11,0131,63232131
10thA6369761,34927201
11thB64228971,17729195
12thA6287821,17911191
13thB612870494314166
14thB62737031,01116163
15thB642155577412110
16thB613652571211104
17thA6504716061672
18thA656471594390
19thB642845672214125
20thB6474289410358

Towns in Wakefield

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 12,113.

Postcode districts in Wakefield

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025: 6,884.

Latest crashes in Wakefield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wakefield, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity