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Wakefield road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,208 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1989, and 1,620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1988 (1,212), and casualties rose from 1,609.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,208
Level with 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,620
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
24
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1989

2% of collisions in Wakefield in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242%
  • Serious26122%
  • Slight92376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.6%
  • Serious32020%
  • Slight1,27479%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,208, level with 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (13%)
  • Wednesday162 (13%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (15%)
  • Sunday156 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.8%)
  • February109 (9%)
  • March80 (6.6%)
  • April86 (7.1%)
  • May87 (7.2%)
  • June87 (7.2%)
  • July74 (6.1%)
  • August101 (8.4%)
  • September112 (9.3%)
  • October117 (9.7%)
  • November138 (11%)
  • December111 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight844 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,021 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry790 (65%)
  • Wet or damp403 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph822 (68%)
  • 40 mph84 (7%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph208 (17%)
  • 70 mph84 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway979 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (14%)
  • Roundabout50 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant892 (55%)
  • Pedestrian302 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (14%)
  • Cyclist84 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10105 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 15110 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20375 (23%)
  • 21 to 25244 (15%)
  • 26 to 35243 (15%)
  • 36 to 45175 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.6%)
  • Over 7545 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider834 (51%)
  • Passenger484 (30%)
  • Pedestrian302 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,440 (71%)
  • Motorcycle223 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes99 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 55th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1989

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1989: 116, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638116152426
2ndA64275101121
3rdA6456499213
4thA615991018
5thA639486523
6thA655425224
7thA6363545110
8thA1345117
9thB6273324308
10thB6422293708
11thA628283906
12thB6128243107
13thB6421243401
14thM62233415
15thB6428193717
16thA637142012
17thA656141501
18thM1141800
19thA650111703
20thB6132101602

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1989

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 339.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1989

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1989: 200.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years