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Wakefield road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1987, and 1,465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 303 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (1,135), and casualties fell from 1,505.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,117
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,465
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
31
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
303
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Wakefield in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal312.8%
  • Serious30327%
  • Slight78370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382.6%
  • Serious36925%
  • Slight1,05872%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,117, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (13%)
  • Wednesday177 (16%)
  • Thursday150 (13%)
  • Friday181 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday129 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59293 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6.3%)
  • February79 (7.1%)
  • March88 (7.9%)
  • April85 (7.6%)
  • May80 (7.2%)
  • June111 (9.9%)
  • July101 (9%)
  • August80 (7.2%)
  • September108 (9.7%)
  • October97 (8.7%)
  • November110 (9.8%)
  • December108 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight798 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds916 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry674 (60%)
  • Wet or damp417 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.2%)
  • Snow11 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph814 (73%)
  • 40 mph63 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph149 (13%)
  • 70 mph88 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway912 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant723 (49%)
  • Pedestrian288 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (15%)
  • Cyclist112 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1091 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15102 (7%)
  • 16 to 20350 (24%)
  • 21 to 25235 (16%)
  • 26 to 35218 (15%)
  • 36 to 45151 (10%)
  • 46 to 5597 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (49%)
  • Passenger462 (32%)
  • Pedestrian288 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,287 (68%)
  • Motorcycle209 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach77 (4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 55th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1987

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1987: 98, including 3 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63898159332
2ndA6427398228
3rdA6456588114
4thA615766214
5thA639395014
6thA6553447210
7thA1336549
8thB6422303726
9thM1274615
10thA628233913
11thA636212708
12thB6128202607
13thB6273181906
14thM62131905
15thB6136121514
16thB6421121515
17thA656111102
18thA650101200
19thB6474101302
20thB611781005

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1987

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 319.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1987

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1987: 201.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years