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Wakefield road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,116 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2002, and 1,691 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (1,060), and casualties rose from 1,634.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,116
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,691
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Wakefield in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious14913%
  • Slight95085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171%
  • Serious1639.6%
  • Slight1,51189%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,116, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (13%)
  • Thursday161 (14%)
  • Friday200 (18%)
  • Saturday145 (13%)
  • Sunday143 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59262 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.7%)
  • February95 (8.5%)
  • March78 (7%)
  • April102 (9.1%)
  • May71 (6.4%)
  • June74 (6.6%)
  • July94 (8.4%)
  • August87 (7.8%)
  • September84 (7.5%)
  • October110 (9.9%)
  • November127 (11%)
  • December108 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight803 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds929 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry762 (68%)
  • Wet or damp340 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph826 (74%)
  • 40 mph75 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph93 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph97 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway912 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (14%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,148 (68%)
  • Pedestrian208 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist63 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2%)
  • 6 to 1072 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15111 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20256 (15%)
  • 21 to 25216 (13%)
  • 26 to 35364 (22%)
  • 36 to 45285 (17%)
  • 46 to 55168 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65104 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.2%)
  • Over 7528 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,002 (59%)
  • Passenger481 (28%)
  • Pedestrian208 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,598 (78%)
  • Motorcycle141 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach56 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wakefield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wakefield ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 43rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2002

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2002, with 81 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2002

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2002: 98, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6389817118
2ndA6456598111
3rdA61638625
4thA642598828
5thA639478417
6thM62355203
7thM1345905
8thB6422334808
9thA636304404
10thA1294902
11thA655263406
12thB6421162302
13thA628152802
14thB6136152120
15thB6273152323
16thB6128131403
17thB6474112204
18thA650101702
19thB6134101800
20thA63791401

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2002

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 297.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2002

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2002: 163.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2002, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years