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Wakefield road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,212 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1994, and 1,679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 229 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1993 (1,164), and casualties rose from 1,545.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,212
Up 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,679
Up 9% on 1993
Fatal collisions
12
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
229
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1994

1% of collisions in Wakefield in 1994 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious22919%
  • Slight97180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious26816%
  • Slight1,39983%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,212, up 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (15%)
  • Tuesday176 (15%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday169 (14%)
  • Friday217 (18%)
  • Saturday193 (16%)
  • Sunday107 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.8%)
  • February77 (6.4%)
  • March100 (8.3%)
  • April100 (8.3%)
  • May95 (7.8%)
  • June89 (7.3%)
  • July101 (8.3%)
  • August107 (8.8%)
  • September110 (9.1%)
  • October100 (8.3%)
  • November114 (9.4%)
  • December124 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,001 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry776 (64%)
  • Wet or damp412 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.4%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph863 (71%)
  • 40 mph83 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph164 (14%)
  • 70 mph101 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway951 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (14%)
  • Roundabout70 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,100 (66%)
  • Pedestrian254 (15%)
  • Cyclist105 (6.3%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15136 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20250 (15%)
  • 21 to 25268 (16%)
  • 26 to 35369 (22%)
  • 36 to 45207 (12%)
  • 46 to 55115 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.2%)
  • Over 7541 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider893 (53%)
  • Passenger532 (32%)
  • Pedestrian254 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,693 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle98 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach75 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 44th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1994

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1994: 113, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638113176121
2ndA6456791310
3rdA6426182010
4thA61577506
5thA655517403
6thA639487307
7thA1385117
8thB6128325405
9thM62304411
10thA628263607
11thB6273242908
12thB6421243304
13thM1243802
14thA636232824
15thB6422233308
16thB6136182704
17thA656141706
18thB6378131603
19thB6134101602
20thB642891703

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1994

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 307.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1994

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1994: 184.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years