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Wakefield road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,212 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1988, and 1,609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 331 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (1,117), and casualties rose from 1,465.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,212
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,609
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
22
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
331
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Wakefield in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious33127%
  • Slight85971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.6%
  • Serious40825%
  • Slight1,17673%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,212, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (13%)
  • Tuesday141 (12%)
  • Wednesday174 (14%)
  • Thursday189 (16%)
  • Friday216 (18%)
  • Saturday191 (16%)
  • Sunday140 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59214 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (9.8%)
  • February94 (7.8%)
  • March98 (8.1%)
  • April84 (6.9%)
  • May94 (7.8%)
  • June76 (6.3%)
  • July120 (9.9%)
  • August86 (7.1%)
  • September102 (8.4%)
  • October118 (9.7%)
  • November120 (9.9%)
  • December101 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight833 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit297 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds998 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry728 (60%)
  • Wet or damp448 (37%)
  • Frost or ice33 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph844 (70%)
  • 40 mph90 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph186 (15%)
  • 70 mph91 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (13%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant802 (50%)
  • Pedestrian288 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (15%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1072 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6%)
  • 16 to 20383 (24%)
  • 21 to 25243 (15%)
  • 26 to 35246 (15%)
  • 36 to 45201 (12%)
  • 46 to 55122 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65103 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.6%)
  • Over 7534 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider848 (53%)
  • Passenger473 (29%)
  • Pedestrian288 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,433 (69%)
  • Motorcycle250 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach83 (4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 45th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
45th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1988

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1988: 128, including 2 fatal and 54 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638128183254
2ndA617295124
3rdA645667609
4thA6426286021
5thA639486309
6thA655414526
7thA1387236
8thB6422303819
9thA628294613
10thA6362837212
11thB61282738012
12thB6273223216
13thM1203915
14thM62172403
15thB6421152121
16thA656121404
17thB6474121301
18thB6136111201
19thA650101203
20thB6428101711

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1988

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 352.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1988

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1988: 208.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years