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Wakefield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,114 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2003, and 1,669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2002 (1,116), and casualties fell from 1,691.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,114
Level with 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,669
Down 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
21
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Wakefield in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.9%
  • Serious14613%
  • Slight94785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious16910%
  • Slight1,47788%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,114, level with 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (17%)
  • Tuesday142 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (16%)
  • Thursday157 (14%)
  • Friday183 (16%)
  • Saturday152 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.8%)
  • February84 (7.5%)
  • March83 (7.5%)
  • April88 (7.9%)
  • May102 (9.2%)
  • June88 (7.9%)
  • July99 (8.9%)
  • August95 (8.5%)
  • September93 (8.3%)
  • October87 (7.8%)
  • November95 (8.5%)
  • December102 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight809 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds989 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry824 (74%)
  • Wet or damp271 (24%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph808 (73%)
  • 40 mph86 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph81 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph119 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway871 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (16%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,130 (68%)
  • Pedestrian186 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist77 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1069 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15127 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20224 (13%)
  • 21 to 25194 (12%)
  • 26 to 35348 (21%)
  • 36 to 45289 (17%)
  • 46 to 55192 (12%)
  • 56 to 65101 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,054 (63%)
  • Passenger429 (26%)
  • Pedestrian186 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,628 (78%)
  • Motorcycle148 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wakefield ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 41st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2003

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2003, with 80 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2003

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2003: 93, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63893156110
2ndA6395510214
3rdA61518244
4thA645518027
5thA642496726
6thA1467509
7thM1417013
8thM62314704
9thA655293706
10thA636243300
11thB6273192913
12thB6422183002
13thA628153002
14thA650152211
15thB6128151903
16thB6421152403
17thA656141900
18thB6136131604
19thB6134101611
20thA63791812

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2003

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 272.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2003

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2003: 162.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years