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Wakefield road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,202 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1990, and 1,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 330 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (1,208), and casualties fell from 1,620.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,202
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,588
Down 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
23
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
330
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1990

1.9% of collisions in Wakefield in 1990 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious33027%
  • Slight84971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.5%
  • Serious39625%
  • Slight1,16874%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,202, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday152 (13%)
  • Thursday166 (14%)
  • Friday249 (21%)
  • Saturday170 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59221 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.3%)
  • February95 (7.9%)
  • March103 (8.6%)
  • April87 (7.2%)
  • May98 (8.2%)
  • June104 (8.7%)
  • July104 (8.7%)
  • August102 (8.5%)
  • September89 (7.4%)
  • October101 (8.4%)
  • November104 (8.7%)
  • December103 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight801 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit329 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,005 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry776 (65%)
  • Wet or damp403 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph835 (69%)
  • 40 mph88 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph209 (17%)
  • 70 mph70 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway991 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (11%)
  • Roundabout59 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (54%)
  • Pedestrian290 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (11%)
  • Cyclist112 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10106 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1598 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20343 (22%)
  • 21 to 25256 (16%)
  • 26 to 35248 (16%)
  • 36 to 45162 (10%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7580 (5%)
  • Over 7540 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider824 (52%)
  • Passenger474 (30%)
  • Pedestrian290 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,470 (73%)
  • Motorcycle174 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (4%)
  • Bus or coach75 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 56th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
56th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1990

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1990: 104, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638104152227
2ndA616897122
3rdA6456689121
4thA6425469217
5thA6554962017
6thA6394462014
7thB6422293915
8thA628283705
9thA636273217
10thA656232709
11thA1212902
12thB6128212609
13thM1213523
14thB6421202303
15thB6273192113
16thM62163026
17thB6136152013
18thA650131802
19thB6132111505
20thA637101804

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1990

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 334.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1990

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1990: 209.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years