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Wakefield road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,171 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1991, and 1,535 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 281 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (1,202), and casualties fell from 1,588.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,171
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,535
Down 3% on 1990
Fatal collisions
24
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
281
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1991

2% of collisions in Wakefield in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242%
  • Serious28124%
  • Slight86674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal302%
  • Serious34322%
  • Slight1,16276%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,171, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (12%)
  • Wednesday144 (12%)
  • Thursday187 (16%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday193 (16%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8.7%)
  • February64 (5.5%)
  • March86 (7.3%)
  • April88 (7.5%)
  • May96 (8.2%)
  • June79 (6.7%)
  • July94 (8%)
  • August94 (8%)
  • September118 (10%)
  • October95 (8.1%)
  • November110 (9.4%)
  • December145 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight830 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (4.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist53 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (60%)
  • Wet or damp429 (37%)
  • Frost or ice38 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph809 (69%)
  • 40 mph83 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph172 (15%)
  • 70 mph106 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway932 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (15%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant876 (57%)
  • Pedestrian271 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist111 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)47 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10106 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1596 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20297 (19%)
  • 21 to 25211 (14%)
  • 26 to 35272 (18%)
  • 36 to 45183 (12%)
  • 46 to 55138 (9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.6%)
  • Over 7546 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider817 (53%)
  • Passenger447 (29%)
  • Pedestrian271 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,537 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes189 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle132 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach78 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 47th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1991

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1991: 108, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638108148234
2ndA6174104116
3rdA6456690119
4thA639445445
5thA6424252110
6thB6422374408
7thA655363814
8thM623667313
9thA13157310
10thM1264212
11thA636233306
12thB6273223108
13thB6136202615
14thB6428172307
15thA628151604
16thA656131503
17thB6124131501
18thB6128131501
19thB6421131507
20thB6378121503

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1991

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 318.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1991

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1991: 170.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years