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Wakefield road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 719 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2012, and 1,061 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (726), and casualties fell from 1,113.

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

Collisions in 2012
719
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,061
Down 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Wakefield in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight57780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious15314%
  • Slight89885%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2012 is highlighted, with 719, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (16%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday90 (13%)
  • Friday146 (20%)
  • Saturday101 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.4%)
  • February62 (8.6%)
  • March62 (8.6%)
  • April50 (7%)
  • May63 (8.8%)
  • June41 (5.7%)
  • July63 (8.8%)
  • August64 (8.9%)
  • September83 (12%)
  • October66 (9.2%)
  • November60 (8.3%)
  • December52 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (56%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown161 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (72%)
  • Wet or damp187 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph539 (75%)
  • 40 mph57 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (13%)
  • Roundabout45 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (62%)
  • Pedestrian118 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist74 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20161 (15%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35180 (17%)
  • 36 to 45175 (16%)
  • 46 to 55147 (14%)
  • 56 to 6592 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (62%)
  • Passenger287 (27%)
  • Pedestrian118 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car987 (74%)
  • Motorcycle99 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 46th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2012

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2012, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2012

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2012: 67, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63867117013
2ndA645427917
3rdA61386217
4thA639345104
5thA642313902
6thM62253803
7thA655243003
8thA636212713
9thA1183023
10thB6422171914
11thB6128132203
12thB6428132003
13thM1132400
14thB6136111801
15thB6421112004
16thA65091103
17thB613291501
18thB627391205
19thA65671004
20thB613371301

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2012

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 188.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2012

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2012: 109.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years