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Wakefield road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,155 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 1999, and 1,684 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1998 (1,239), and casualties fell from 1,766.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,155
Down 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,684
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 1999

1.6% of collisions in Wakefield in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious14513%
  • Slight99186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious1599.4%
  • Slight1,50689%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,155, down 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (18%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday189 (16%)
  • Friday193 (17%)
  • Saturday154 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59310 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.9%)
  • February79 (6.8%)
  • March80 (6.9%)
  • April90 (7.8%)
  • May99 (8.6%)
  • June86 (7.4%)
  • July108 (9.4%)
  • August97 (8.4%)
  • September105 (9.1%)
  • October96 (8.3%)
  • November98 (8.5%)
  • December114 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight869 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds961 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry770 (67%)
  • Wet or damp351 (30%)
  • Frost or ice27 (2.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph824 (71%)
  • 40 mph66 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph135 (12%)
  • 70 mph118 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway904 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (15%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,075 (64%)
  • Pedestrian222 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant117 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist98 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3%)
  • 6 to 1099 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15104 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20255 (15%)
  • 21 to 25174 (10%)
  • 26 to 35362 (21%)
  • 36 to 45255 (15%)
  • 46 to 55161 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.2%)
  • Over 7541 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider966 (57%)
  • Passenger496 (29%)
  • Pedestrian222 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,623 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle98 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach89 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Wakefield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wakefield ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 46th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 1999

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 1999: 109, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638109173210
2ndA617211018
3rdA642649916
4thA639549604
5thM1477113
6thA1406614
7thA645396003
8thM62335214
9thA655303923
10thA628253515
11thA636243404
12thB6128192702
13thB6422152003
14thB6134132102
15thB6273132300
16thB6421131810
17thB6428132012
18thB6475111413
19thB6136101500
20thB6474101504

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 1999

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 331.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 1999

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 1999: 189.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 1999, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years