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Wakefield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 843 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2008, and 1,260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2007 (922), and casualties fell from 1,335.

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

Collisions in 2008
843
Down 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,260
Down 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Wakefield in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious12415%
  • Slight70884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious13210%
  • Slight1,11789%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 843, down 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (14%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday106 (13%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday160 (19%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.2%)
  • February77 (9.1%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April65 (7.7%)
  • May72 (8.5%)
  • June67 (7.9%)
  • July79 (9.4%)
  • August68 (8.1%)
  • September56 (6.6%)
  • October79 (9.4%)
  • November63 (7.5%)
  • December74 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight606 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds691 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry567 (67%)
  • Wet or damp251 (30%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph642 (76%)
  • 40 mph55 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph50 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph80 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway654 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (16%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant845 (67%)
  • Pedestrian151 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist59 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20239 (19%)
  • 21 to 25153 (12%)
  • 26 to 35233 (18%)
  • 36 to 45204 (16%)
  • 46 to 55152 (12%)
  • 56 to 6583 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.6%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider798 (63%)
  • Passenger311 (25%)
  • Pedestrian151 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,172 (77%)
  • Motorcycle101 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 37th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2008

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2008, with 68 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2008

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2008: 80, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6388011915
2ndA61507809
3rdA639437413
4thA6424361211
5thA645416309
6thM62355103
7thB6422254203
8thM1244024
9thA655232604
10thA1194504
11thA636162714
12thA628152600
13thB6273121702
14thB6421121403
15thA65691404
16thB612891002
17thB642892301
18thA65081101
19thB613681101
20thB613271301

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2008

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 232.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2008

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2008: 138.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years