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Wakefield road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,092 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2004, and 1,681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (1,114), and casualties rose from 1,669.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,092
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,681
Up 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
19
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2004

1.7% of collisions in Wakefield in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious14113%
  • Slight93285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious1659.8%
  • Slight1,49389%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,092, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (12%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday165 (15%)
  • Friday187 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (15%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (9.4%)
  • February96 (8.8%)
  • March96 (8.8%)
  • April81 (7.4%)
  • May87 (8%)
  • June79 (7.2%)
  • July76 (7%)
  • August92 (8.4%)
  • September75 (6.9%)
  • October109 (10%)
  • November108 (9.9%)
  • December90 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight775 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds935 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry745 (68%)
  • Wet or damp332 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph777 (71%)
  • 40 mph105 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph80 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph108 (9.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway827 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (17%)
  • Roundabout59 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,148 (68%)
  • Pedestrian172 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist71 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15121 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20270 (16%)
  • 21 to 25206 (12%)
  • 26 to 35318 (19%)
  • 36 to 45300 (18%)
  • 46 to 55179 (11%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4%)
  • Over 7527 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,000 (59%)
  • Passenger509 (30%)
  • Pedestrian172 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,580 (77%)
  • Motorcycle142 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 33rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2004

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2004, with 73 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2004

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2004: 106, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638106185411
2ndA616296111
3rdA6396110707
4thA642518316
5thA645446819
6thA1418616
7thM1386714
8thM62354502
9thA636345813
10thA655335008
11thB6273244207
12thB6422192902
13thB6421173302
14thA628162201
15thB6428132601
16thB6128121410
17thB6136121201
18thA656101301
19thB6132101702
20thA65091511

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2004

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 283.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2004

WF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2004: 163.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years