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Wakefield road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 636 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2013, and 917 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (719), and casualties fell from 1,061.

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

Collisions in 2013
636
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
917
Down 14% on 2012
Fatal collisions
10
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2013

1.6% of collisions in Wakefield in 2013 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight53083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious14015%
  • Slight76784%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2013 is highlighted, with 636, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday103 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.4%)
  • February43 (6.8%)
  • March45 (7.1%)
  • April39 (6.1%)
  • May51 (8%)
  • June71 (11%)
  • July57 (9%)
  • August39 (6.1%)
  • September69 (11%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November52 (8.2%)
  • December57 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds556 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (74%)
  • Wet or damp153 (24%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph468 (74%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph40 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (14%)
  • Roundabout38 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (61%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist73 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20136 (15%)
  • 21 to 25112 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (19%)
  • 36 to 45132 (14%)
  • 46 to 55114 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.3%)
  • Over 7542 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (59%)
  • Passenger269 (29%)
  • Pedestrian105 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car828 (72%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 54th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2013

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2013, with 39 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2013

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2013: 45, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638456818
2ndA642375219
3rdA645355104
4thA61304903
5thA639304002
6thM62206726
7thA655192004
8thA636182503
9thM1171904
10thA1142202
11thB6273141803
12thB6422112120
13thB6128101005
14thB642891102
15thA6507900
16thA6567800
17thB61367803
18thB64746901
19thA6375710
20thA65395900

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2013

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 172.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2013

WF4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2013: 93.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years