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Wakefield road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 842 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2009, and 1,283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008 (843), and casualties rose from 1,260.

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

Collisions in 2009
842
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,283
Up 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Wakefield in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious13616%
  • Slight69683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious15112%
  • Slight1,12287%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2009 is highlighted, with 842, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday117 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday117 (14%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.1%)
  • February64 (7.6%)
  • March77 (9.1%)
  • April75 (8.9%)
  • May58 (6.9%)
  • June55 (6.5%)
  • July66 (7.8%)
  • August77 (9.1%)
  • September66 (7.8%)
  • October71 (8.4%)
  • November88 (10%)
  • December77 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight598 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds706 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (68%)
  • Wet or damp233 (28%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.9%)
  • Snow12 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph649 (77%)
  • 40 mph62 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph39 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph78 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway650 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (15%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant896 (70%)
  • Pedestrian138 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist70 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20214 (17%)
  • 21 to 25192 (15%)
  • 26 to 35241 (19%)
  • 36 to 45182 (14%)
  • 46 to 55137 (11%)
  • 56 to 6594 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.1%)
  • Over 7533 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider814 (63%)
  • Passenger331 (26%)
  • Pedestrian138 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,236 (78%)
  • Motorcycle101 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 34th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2009

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2009, with 53 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2009

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2009: 78, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6387812507
2ndA642446119
3rdA614371011
4thA645407105
5thA6393555010
6thM62325504
7thM1193213
8thA636172702
9thB6421172615
10thA1163814
11thB6422163003
12thA656152505
13thB6136132402
14thA655121801
15thB6428121901
16thB6128111802
17thB6273112501
18thA628101713
19thA603291101
20thA1(M)81001

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2009

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 229.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2009

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2009: 131.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years