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Wakefield road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 726 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2011, and 1,113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2010 (803), and casualties fell from 1,188.

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

Collisions in 2011
726
Down 10% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,113
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2011

1.8% of collisions in Wakefield in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious11516%
  • Slight59882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious12611%
  • Slight97287%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2011 is highlighted, with 726, down 10% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (12%)
  • Thursday104 (14%)
  • Friday134 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (18%)
  • Sunday75 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.6%)
  • February50 (6.9%)
  • March51 (7%)
  • April70 (9.6%)
  • May74 (10%)
  • June62 (8.5%)
  • July65 (9%)
  • August61 (8.4%)
  • September68 (9.4%)
  • October65 (9%)
  • November57 (7.9%)
  • December55 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight543 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds623 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (76%)
  • Wet or damp169 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph554 (76%)
  • 40 mph62 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph42 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph58 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (14%)
  • Roundabout42 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (60%)
  • Pedestrian125 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist67 (6%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15124 (11%)
  • 16 to 20185 (17%)
  • 21 to 25133 (12%)
  • 26 to 35184 (17%)
  • 36 to 45174 (16%)
  • 46 to 55107 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider670 (60%)
  • Passenger318 (29%)
  • Pedestrian125 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (75%)
  • Motorcycle93 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 52nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2011

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2011, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2011

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2011: 65, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63865102012
2ndA61477005
3rdA642375605
4thA639336114
5thA645324315
6thA1223512
7thM1203932
8thB6422192907
9thA655161802
10thB6128151804
11thA628131712
12thA636131601
13thB6136112102
14thB6273111302
15thM62101811
16thA65091100
17thA65691601
18thB64219900
19thB642891501
20thA1(M)81602

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2011

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 181.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2011

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2011: 118.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years