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Wakefield road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2010, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2009 (842), and casualties fell from 1,283.

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

Collisions in 2010
803
Down 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,188
Down 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
16
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2010

2% of collisions in Wakefield in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious13317%
  • Slight65481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious14712%
  • Slight1,02486%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2010 is highlighted, with 803, down 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (16%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday106 (13%)
  • Friday148 (18%)
  • Saturday106 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.7%)
  • February53 (6.6%)
  • March78 (9.7%)
  • April55 (6.8%)
  • May57 (7.1%)
  • June78 (9.7%)
  • July65 (8.1%)
  • August57 (7.1%)
  • September74 (9.2%)
  • October74 (9.2%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December52 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (4.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds675 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry529 (66%)
  • Wet or damp222 (28%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.1%)
  • Snow17 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph583 (73%)
  • 40 mph54 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (6.2%)
  • 70 mph90 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway599 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (17%)
  • Roundabout45 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant762 (64%)
  • Pedestrian144 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist69 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (6%)
  • 16 to 20158 (13%)
  • 21 to 25160 (13%)
  • 26 to 35210 (18%)
  • 36 to 45224 (19%)
  • 46 to 55141 (12%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider725 (61%)
  • Passenger319 (27%)
  • Pedestrian144 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,092 (73%)
  • Motorcycle93 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 37th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2010

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2010, with 74 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2010

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2010: 77, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6387712119
2ndA6424763112
3rdA61416318
4thA639416017
5thA1264913
6thA655243814
7thM1233612
8thA645223306
9thM62224011
10thA628202702
11thB6422202814
12thA636162405
13thB6421131602
14thA650121500
15thB6273122011
16thB6128111302
17thB6136111611
18thA1(M)91200
19thA65691400
20thA1626700

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2010

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 225.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2010

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2010: 142.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2010, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years