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Wakefield road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 892 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2006, and 1,297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (947), and casualties fell from 1,439.

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

Collisions in 2006
892
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,297
Down 10% on 2005
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2006

2.1% of collisions in Wakefield in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious14116%
  • Slight73282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious15912%
  • Slight1,11986%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2006 is highlighted, with 892, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday132 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday153 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (17%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (9.8%)
  • February62 (7%)
  • March67 (7.5%)
  • April68 (7.6%)
  • May67 (7.5%)
  • June75 (8.4%)
  • July79 (8.9%)
  • August73 (8.2%)
  • September82 (9.2%)
  • October76 (8.5%)
  • November75 (8.4%)
  • December81 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight643 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds765 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry650 (73%)
  • Wet or damp236 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1%)
  • 30 mph669 (75%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph62 (7%)
  • 70 mph71 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (15%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant893 (69%)
  • Pedestrian152 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist59 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20229 (18%)
  • 21 to 25211 (16%)
  • 26 to 35205 (16%)
  • 36 to 45219 (17%)
  • 46 to 55142 (11%)
  • 56 to 6592 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.7%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider776 (60%)
  • Passenger369 (28%)
  • Pedestrian152 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,264 (80%)
  • Motorcycle93 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 44th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2006

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2006, with 77 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2006

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2006: 74, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63874111111
2ndA639679209
3rdA616192211
4thA642436616
5thA645335105
6thM62336807
7thA655203426
8thA1192902
9thM1183002
10thA628172912
11thA650161700
12thA636131812
13thB6428132603
14thA656121701
15thB6422121302
16thB6136102101
17thB6273101601
18thB613281602
19thB642181102
20thB647481300

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2006

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 245.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2006

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2006: 143.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2006, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years