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Wakefield road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,164 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1993, and 1,545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (1,174), and casualties fell from 1,588.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,164
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,545
Down 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
25
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1993

2.1% of collisions in Wakefield in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.1%
  • Serious21819%
  • Slight92179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal312%
  • Serious25216%
  • Slight1,26282%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,164, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (15%)
  • Tuesday161 (14%)
  • Wednesday181 (16%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday196 (17%)
  • Saturday143 (12%)
  • Sunday133 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59294 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7%)
  • February82 (7%)
  • March96 (8.2%)
  • April84 (7.2%)
  • May94 (8.1%)
  • June110 (9.5%)
  • July93 (8%)
  • August93 (8%)
  • September99 (8.5%)
  • October98 (8.4%)
  • November115 (9.9%)
  • December118 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight856 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds947 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry736 (63%)
  • Wet or damp391 (34%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2%)
  • Snow12 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph814 (70%)
  • 40 mph77 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph170 (15%)
  • 70 mph96 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway932 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (13%)
  • Roundabout72 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant962 (62%)
  • Pedestrian224 (14%)
  • Cyclist117 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1091 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15100 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20239 (15%)
  • 21 to 25240 (16%)
  • 26 to 35305 (20%)
  • 36 to 45203 (13%)
  • 46 to 55120 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.4%)
  • Over 7543 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider846 (55%)
  • Passenger475 (31%)
  • Pedestrian224 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,543 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle106 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach77 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 46th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1993

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1993: 108, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638108155221
2ndA616687213
3rdA6426390216
4thA6456389111
5thA6395268211
6thA655526027
7thA1334614
8thM62336017
9thM1303806
10thA636274414
11thB6422273614
12thB6273212604
13thA628192503
14thB6136161903
15thB6128141711
16thB6428132013
17thB6378122113
18thA650111313
19thA656111101
20thB647591102

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1993

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 335.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1993

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1993: 187.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years