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Wakefield road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,216 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1995, and 1,695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (1,212), and casualties rose from 1,679.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,216
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,695
Up 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1995

1.2% of collisions in Wakefield in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious22118%
  • Slight98181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious26316%
  • Slight1,41784%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,216, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (14%)
  • Tuesday157 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (16%)
  • Friday217 (18%)
  • Saturday174 (14%)
  • Sunday141 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.3%)
  • February82 (6.7%)
  • March119 (9.8%)
  • April84 (6.9%)
  • May108 (8.9%)
  • June99 (8.1%)
  • July121 (10%)
  • August90 (7.4%)
  • September104 (8.6%)
  • October86 (7.1%)
  • November115 (9.5%)
  • December119 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight885 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit290 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,035 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry834 (69%)
  • Wet or damp347 (29%)
  • Snow20 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph856 (70%)
  • 40 mph71 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph192 (16%)
  • 70 mph95 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway999 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (13%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,056 (62%)
  • Pedestrian277 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist105 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 567 (4%)
  • 6 to 1096 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15121 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20230 (14%)
  • 21 to 25228 (13%)
  • 26 to 35357 (21%)
  • 36 to 45222 (13%)
  • 46 to 55162 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.4%)
  • Over 7557 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider904 (53%)
  • Passenger514 (30%)
  • Pedestrian277 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,646 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5%)
  • Motorcycle105 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach90 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 40th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1995

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1995: 116, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638116157113
2ndA645719809
3rdA6426694010
4thA615787113
5thA639558414
6thA6555376112
7thA1315015
8thM62316815
9thM1263502
10thA628233407
11thB6128233313
12thA636212604
13thB6422192206
14thB6134183405
15thB6273173006
16thB6136162101
17thB6475142402
18thA637131802
19thB6474131502
20thB6428121604

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1995

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 339.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1995

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1995: 192.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1995, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years