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Wakefield road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2000, and 1,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (1,155), and casualties fell from 1,684.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,117
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,646
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
19
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Wakefield in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious14013%
  • Slight95886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious1629.8%
  • Slight1,46589%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,117, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday169 (15%)
  • Thursday174 (16%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (14%)
  • Sunday141 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (9%)
  • February82 (7.3%)
  • March89 (8%)
  • April92 (8.2%)
  • May88 (7.9%)
  • June84 (7.5%)
  • July77 (6.9%)
  • August93 (8.3%)
  • September94 (8.4%)
  • October97 (8.7%)
  • November118 (11%)
  • December103 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight796 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds940 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry775 (69%)
  • Wet or damp327 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph819 (73%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph95 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph116 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway865 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (16%)
  • Roundabout66 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,124 (68%)
  • Pedestrian212 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (7%)
  • Cyclist87 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2%)
  • 6 to 1085 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15124 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20265 (16%)
  • 21 to 25179 (11%)
  • 26 to 35354 (22%)
  • 36 to 45272 (17%)
  • 46 to 55161 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.6%)
  • Over 7525 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider965 (59%)
  • Passenger469 (28%)
  • Pedestrian212 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,653 (82%)
  • Motorcycle111 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 52nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2000

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2000: 105, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63810517426
2ndA6186133112
3rdA642568216
4thA1528437
5thA639437005
6thA645427706
7thM1365902
8thA636314318
9thM62315914
10thA655273603
11thB6273222906
12thA628172301
13thB6136161712
14thB6421151811
15thB6422152113
16thB6128141900
17thA656131702
18thB637891001
19thA65081000
20thB618681301

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2000

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 323.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2000

WF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2000: 183.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years