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Wakefield road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,211 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1996, and 1,695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (1,216), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,211
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,695
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Wakefield in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious19616%
  • Slight99882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171%
  • Serious22013%
  • Slight1,45886%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,211, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (13%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday175 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (16%)
  • Friday205 (17%)
  • Saturday180 (15%)
  • Sunday137 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59311 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7.8%)
  • February94 (7.8%)
  • March98 (8.1%)
  • April96 (7.9%)
  • May95 (7.8%)
  • June87 (7.2%)
  • July107 (8.8%)
  • August98 (8.1%)
  • September77 (6.4%)
  • October116 (9.6%)
  • November129 (11%)
  • December120 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight853 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit311 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,013 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry748 (62%)
  • Wet or damp409 (34%)
  • Snow38 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph867 (72%)
  • 40 mph68 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph164 (14%)
  • 70 mph112 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway955 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (15%)
  • Roundabout69 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,095 (65%)
  • Pedestrian277 (16%)
  • Cyclist123 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 10137 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 15117 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20206 (12%)
  • 21 to 25242 (14%)
  • 26 to 35351 (21%)
  • 36 to 45208 (12%)
  • 46 to 55153 (9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.3%)
  • Over 7557 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider912 (54%)
  • Passenger506 (30%)
  • Pedestrian277 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,655 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach88 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle74 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 39th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1996

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1996: 115, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638115152119
2ndA639628427
3rdA61608404
4thA6426089211
5thA6455390011
6thA655517117
7thA1436306
8thM62396605
9thA636263114
10thM1254612
11thB6128242804
12thB6273213802
13thA628193206
14thA656182203
15thB6422151921
16thB6136131903
17thB6421131703
18thB6428132205
19thB6378111712
20thB6134102001

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1996

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 342.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1996

WF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1996: 182.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years