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Wakefield road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 717 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2015, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2014 (644), and casualties rose from 922.

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

Collisions in 2015
717
Up 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
986
Up 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Wakefield in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious11816%
  • Slight59182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious13113%
  • Slight84385%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2015 is highlighted, with 717, up 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday104 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.7%)
  • February51 (7.1%)
  • March56 (7.8%)
  • April49 (6.8%)
  • May57 (7.9%)
  • June66 (9.2%)
  • July48 (6.7%)
  • August61 (8.5%)
  • September69 (9.6%)
  • October69 (9.6%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December63 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds613 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (8.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry509 (71%)
  • Wet or damp200 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph494 (69%)
  • 40 mph57 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph85 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant609 (62%)
  • Pedestrian146 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (9%)
  • Cyclist65 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4%)
  • 16 to 20133 (13%)
  • 21 to 25146 (15%)
  • 26 to 35193 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (13%)
  • 46 to 55127 (13%)
  • 56 to 6579 (8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (5.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider583 (59%)
  • Passenger257 (26%)
  • Pedestrian146 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car963 (74%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 49th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2015

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2015, with 49 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2015

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2015: 61, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638618917
2ndA645415615
3rdA61364703
4thM62324603
5thA639284103
6thA642253406
7thA1244001
8thM1213501
9thB6273152104
10thA655121701
11thA1(M)111800
12thA636111702
13thA650101411
14thB642291101
15thB642881003
16thA6566601
17thA620151211
18thB61285500
19thB61325500
20thB64215803

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2015

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 184.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2015

WF8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2015: 106.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years