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Wakefield road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,135 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1986, and 1,505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 316 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (1,131), and casualties rose from 1,452.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,135
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,505
Up 4% on 1985
Fatal collisions
25
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
316
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Wakefield in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.2%
  • Serious31628%
  • Slight79470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.8%
  • Serious37725%
  • Slight1,10173%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,135, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (13%)
  • Tuesday173 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (14%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59155 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.3%)
  • February87 (7.7%)
  • March80 (7%)
  • April79 (7%)
  • May101 (8.9%)
  • June87 (7.7%)
  • July97 (8.5%)
  • August108 (9.5%)
  • September86 (7.6%)
  • October122 (11%)
  • November103 (9.1%)
  • December102 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit311 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds888 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry669 (59%)
  • Wet or damp403 (36%)
  • Frost or ice44 (3.9%)
  • Snow19 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph782 (69%)
  • 40 mph89 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph187 (16%)
  • 70 mph75 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway946 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (12%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant738 (49%)
  • Pedestrian296 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist274 (18%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (4%)
  • Van occupant45 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15117 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20388 (26%)
  • 21 to 25227 (15%)
  • 26 to 35217 (14%)
  • 36 to 45152 (10%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.1%)
  • Over 7530 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider792 (53%)
  • Passenger417 (28%)
  • Pedestrian296 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,278 (68%)
  • Motorcycle276 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 53rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1986

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1986: 122, including 2 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638122174240
2ndA6181111031
3rdA64276107229
4thA6455770010
5thA6555568313
6thA639495716
7thA628315627
8thA1264863
9thB6422242614
10thM62213118
11thB61281940110
12thB6428192403
13thA636172309
14thB6273131702
15thA650121704
16thB6421121701
17thM1111711
18thA65691000
19thB61328905
20thB61368900

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1986

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 337.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1986

WF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1986: 185.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years