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Wakefield road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 594 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2017, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2016 (684), and casualties fell from 955.

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

Collisions in 2017
594
Down 13% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
812
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Wakefield in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight48281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious11314%
  • Slight68985%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 594, down 13% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.4%)
  • February41 (6.9%)
  • March58 (9.8%)
  • April48 (8.1%)
  • May44 (7.4%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July58 (9.8%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September47 (7.9%)
  • October50 (8.4%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December41 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (55%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown127 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (75%)
  • Wet or damp145 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph423 (71%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph63 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (15%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (62%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (14%)
  • 21 to 25127 (16%)
  • 26 to 35148 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (11%)
  • 46 to 55112 (14%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.4%)
  • Over 7540 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (63%)
  • Passenger189 (23%)
  • Pedestrian114 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (74%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 59th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2017

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2017, with 42 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2017

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2017: 47, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638476719
2ndA61242917
3rdA1224503
4thM1202602
5thA639192803
6thA642192621
7thM62183102
8thA645172502
9thA655111504
10thB613691303
11thB627391214
12thB642291203
13thA65071100
14thA6567802
15thA60325503
16thA6365701
17thB61285512
18thB64285703
19thA1(M)4601
20thA63741101

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2017

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 158.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2017

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2017: 101.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years