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Wakefield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 684 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2016, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (717), and casualties fell from 986.

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

Collisions in 2016
684
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
955
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Wakefield in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11617%
  • Slight56282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14115%
  • Slight80885%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2016 is highlighted, with 684, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (12%)
  • Tuesday109 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.8%)
  • February54 (7.9%)
  • March64 (9.4%)
  • April62 (9.1%)
  • May59 (8.6%)
  • June58 (8.5%)
  • July59 (8.6%)
  • August45 (6.6%)
  • September60 (8.8%)
  • October58 (8.5%)
  • November38 (5.6%)
  • December60 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry469 (69%)
  • Wet or damp199 (29%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph473 (69%)
  • 40 mph68 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (2%)
  • 60 mph37 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph82 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (15%)
  • Roundabout62 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant586 (61%)
  • Pedestrian125 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (10%)
  • Cyclist75 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (11%)
  • 21 to 25123 (13%)
  • 26 to 35197 (21%)
  • 36 to 45145 (15%)
  • 46 to 55138 (14%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.1%)
  • Over 7545 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (60%)
  • Passenger255 (27%)
  • Pedestrian125 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car881 (71%)
  • Motorcycle101 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 48th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2016

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2016, with 49 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2016

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2016: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6385888110
2ndA645344517
3rdA61305003
4thA1294302
5thA642264003
6thM62263604
7thA639223304
8thA636193002
9thA655172102
10thM1172705
11thB6422162414
12thA62891704
13thA6509902
14thB612881001
15thB62738901
16thB642881604
17thA1(M)7900
18thA65397701
19thA6567900
20thB613261003

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2016

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 161.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2016

WF4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2016: 102.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years