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Wakefield road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,174 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1992, and 1,588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (1,171), and casualties rose from 1,535.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,174
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,588
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
22
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Wakefield in 1992 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious28324%
  • Slight86974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious35222%
  • Slight1,21376%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,174, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (12%)
  • Wednesday157 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (14%)
  • Friday197 (17%)
  • Saturday193 (16%)
  • Sunday143 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59191 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59279 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (8.4%)
  • February85 (7.2%)
  • March82 (7%)
  • April97 (8.3%)
  • May99 (8.4%)
  • June81 (6.9%)
  • July88 (7.5%)
  • August106 (9%)
  • September85 (7.2%)
  • October109 (9.3%)
  • November122 (10%)
  • December121 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight855 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds931 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (14%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry699 (60%)
  • Wet or damp443 (38%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph821 (70%)
  • 40 mph74 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph178 (15%)
  • 70 mph94 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway941 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (12%)
  • Roundabout71 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant917 (58%)
  • Pedestrian301 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1093 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15120 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20268 (17%)
  • 21 to 25244 (15%)
  • 26 to 35290 (18%)
  • 36 to 45189 (12%)
  • 46 to 55126 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6591 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4%)
  • Over 7535 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider799 (50%)
  • Passenger488 (31%)
  • Pedestrian301 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,488 (75%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach103 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 46th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1992

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1992: 105, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638105158421
2ndA616277017
3rdA645558929
4thA6425469014
5thA6394967011
6thA6554151111
7thM1344813
8thA1314808
9thB6422273827
10thB6128243207
11thB6421243515
12thM62233307
13thB6273203916
14thA636162607
15thA650141804
16thB6428132217
17thA628111404
18thB6136111703
19thB6474111103
20thA656101102

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1992

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 343.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1992

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1992: 209.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years