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Wakefield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,134 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1979, and 1,460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 272 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,869 collisions in Wakefield.

Collisions in 1979
1,134
Casualties in 1979
1,460
Fatal collisions
32
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
272
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1979

2.8% of collisions in Wakefield in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322.8%
  • Serious27224%
  • Slight83073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal392.7%
  • Serious32722%
  • Slight1,09475%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,134.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday151 (13%)
  • Thursday174 (15%)
  • Friday229 (20%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday115 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59165 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.4%)
  • February93 (8.2%)
  • March86 (7.6%)
  • April67 (5.9%)
  • May98 (8.6%)
  • June108 (9.5%)
  • July96 (8.5%)
  • August81 (7.1%)
  • September105 (9.3%)
  • October104 (9.2%)
  • November107 (9.4%)
  • December116 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight783 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit286 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds882 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Other43 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry675 (60%)
  • Wet or damp337 (30%)
  • Frost or ice86 (7.6%)
  • Snow33 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph826 (73%)
  • 40 mph58 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph137 (12%)
  • 70 mph111 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway943 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (10%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist382 (26%)
  • Pedestrian303 (21%)
  • Cyclist91 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1092 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15111 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20394 (27%)
  • 21 to 25204 (14%)
  • 26 to 35225 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5586 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 65112 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.8%)
  • Over 7516 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider805 (55%)
  • Passenger352 (24%)
  • Pedestrian303 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,032 (57%)
  • Motorcycle394 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Wakefield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wakefield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 61st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1979

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1979: 103, including 5 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638103145533
2ndA6457085512
3rdA616576015
4thA6426383121
5thA6395670110
6thA655364408
7thA12848210
8thB6128273226
9thA636263117
10thB6422262806
11thA628253209
12thB6421203013
13thB6273192305
14thB6136162005
15thM62162504
16thA650141503
17thM1132014
18thA656111100
19thA637101302
20thB6428101204

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1979

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 305.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1979

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1979: 168.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years