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Wakefield road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2014, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2013 (636), and casualties rose from 917.

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

Collisions in 2014
644
Up 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
922
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2014

1.2% of collisions in Wakefield in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10116%
  • Slight53583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious11212%
  • Slight80287%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2014 is highlighted, with 644, up 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (17%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (12%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59158 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (7.9%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March44 (6.8%)
  • April50 (7.8%)
  • May51 (7.9%)
  • June47 (7.3%)
  • July59 (9.2%)
  • August65 (10%)
  • September59 (9.2%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November50 (7.8%)
  • December55 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds535 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry451 (70%)
  • Wet or damp190 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph455 (71%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph35 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph69 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (17%)
  • Roundabout44 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (59%)
  • Pedestrian107 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (11%)
  • Cyclist73 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (12%)
  • 21 to 25148 (16%)
  • 26 to 35164 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (15%)
  • 46 to 55132 (14%)
  • 56 to 6575 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.8%)
  • Over 7536 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (62%)
  • Passenger242 (26%)
  • Pedestrian107 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (71%)
  • Motorcycle100 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 58th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2014

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2014, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2014

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2014: 49, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638497013
2ndA642374407
3rdA61344505
4thA639336206
5thA645284215
6thM62233600
7thA1223902
8thM1193001
9thA655162502
10thA628101904
11thA636101202
12thA65091311
13thA65681003
14thA1(M)7802
15thA16271001
16thA65397801
17thB64227800
18thA60326700
19thB627361101
20thB642861011

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2014

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 181.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2014

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2014: 110.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years