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Wakefield road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,285 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1980, and 1,612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1979 (1,134), and casualties rose from 1,460.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,285
Up 13% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,612
Up 10% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1980

1.6% of collisions in Wakefield in 1980 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious26921%
  • Slight99577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious33721%
  • Slight1,25378%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,285, up 13% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (13%)
  • Wednesday168 (13%)
  • Thursday204 (16%)
  • Friday222 (17%)
  • Saturday183 (14%)
  • Sunday161 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59354 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59201 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.1%)
  • February86 (6.7%)
  • March90 (7%)
  • April78 (6.1%)
  • May120 (9.3%)
  • June96 (7.5%)
  • July125 (9.7%)
  • August99 (7.7%)
  • September111 (8.6%)
  • October134 (10%)
  • November119 (9.3%)
  • December136 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight859 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit332 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,018 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other33 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry803 (62%)
  • Wet or damp423 (33%)
  • Frost or ice52 (4%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph939 (73%)
  • 40 mph72 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph170 (13%)
  • 70 mph103 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,095 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist450 (28%)
  • Pedestrian332 (21%)
  • Cyclist112 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10112 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15116 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20437 (27%)
  • 21 to 25219 (14%)
  • 26 to 35253 (16%)
  • 36 to 45144 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.8%)
  • Over 7530 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider914 (57%)
  • Passenger366 (23%)
  • Pedestrian332 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,217 (58%)
  • Motorcycle479 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 44th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1980

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1980: 121, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638121150224
2ndA6456889221
3rdA6426288117
4thA639576313
5thA61547009
6thA655516338
7thB6128313508
8thA1285418
9thB6422242919
10thA628233606
11thA636222402
12thA650192101
13thB6136161802
14thA656151811
15thB6421151606
16thB6474142304
17thB6273121703
18thM1121602
19thM62121513
20thB6134101602

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1980

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 302.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1980

WF10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1980: 194.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1980, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years