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Wakefield road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 922 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2007, and 1,335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (892), and casualties rose from 1,297.

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

Collisions in 2007
922
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,335
Up 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
19
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2007

2.1% of collisions in Wakefield in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192.1%
  • Serious15016%
  • Slight75382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.7%
  • Serious16813%
  • Slight1,14486%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2007 is highlighted, with 922, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday147 (16%)
  • Friday150 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (13%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8%)
  • February64 (6.9%)
  • March80 (8.7%)
  • April67 (7.3%)
  • May78 (8.5%)
  • June72 (7.8%)
  • July103 (11%)
  • August81 (8.8%)
  • September71 (7.7%)
  • October75 (8.1%)
  • November83 (9%)
  • December74 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds795 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (75%)
  • Wet or damp222 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph712 (77%)
  • 40 mph54 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph61 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph74 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway726 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (14%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant866 (65%)
  • Pedestrian170 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist67 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3%)
  • 11 to 1591 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20252 (19%)
  • 21 to 25158 (12%)
  • 26 to 35246 (18%)
  • 36 to 45220 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (10%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.8%)
  • Over 7539 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider821 (61%)
  • Passenger344 (26%)
  • Pedestrian170 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,307 (79%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach32 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 34th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2007

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2007, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2007

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2007: 77, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63877129216
2ndA61517814
3rdA639416608
4thA645385419
5thA642355205
6thM62284713
7thA655253006
8thA1243311
9thA636243412
10thM1223701
11thB6273202922
12thA628153014
13thB6422151902
14thB6128131501
15thB6428132714
16thB6136122001
17thA650111310
18thB642181100
19thB647481210
20thA60327803

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2007

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 250.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2007

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2007: 149.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years