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Wakefield road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,135 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1984, and 1,400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 290 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1983 (1,156), and casualties fell from 1,478.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,135
Down 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,400
Down 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
290
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1984

1.7% of collisions in Wakefield in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious29026%
  • Slight82673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious34825%
  • Slight1,03374%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,135, down 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (12%)
  • Wednesday171 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday198 (17%)
  • Saturday183 (16%)
  • Sunday126 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.6%)
  • February81 (7.1%)
  • March106 (9.3%)
  • April87 (7.7%)
  • May83 (7.3%)
  • June98 (8.6%)
  • July94 (8.3%)
  • August84 (7.4%)
  • September107 (9.4%)
  • October118 (10%)
  • November102 (9%)
  • December89 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight759 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds925 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry707 (62%)
  • Wet or damp387 (34%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.4%)
  • Snow13 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph811 (71%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph183 (16%)
  • 70 mph67 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway964 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (12%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (40%)
  • Pedestrian314 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist309 (22%)
  • Cyclist136 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1094 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15130 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20353 (25%)
  • 21 to 25184 (13%)
  • 26 to 35201 (14%)
  • 36 to 45141 (10%)
  • 46 to 55102 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.2%)
  • Over 7540 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider771 (55%)
  • Passenger315 (23%)
  • Pedestrian314 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,153 (63%)
  • Motorcycle313 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach46 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Wakefield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wakefield ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 58th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1984

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1984: 127, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638127168034
2ndA6456683216
3rdA616479019
4thA6425781516
5thA6554556115
6thA639374416
7thA1324226
8thA628303606
9thA6362429110
10thB6273222805
11thB6128202806
12thB6422192004
13thB6136172103
14thA637141602
15thM62142404
16thA656121206
17thB6378121202
18thM1121403
19thA6509904
20thB642191103

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1984

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 316.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1984

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1984: 173.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years