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Wakefield road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2018, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2017 (594), and casualties rose from 812.

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

Collisions in 2018
617
Up 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
833
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Wakefield in 2018 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious13221%
  • Slight47176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.7%
  • Serious14217%
  • Slight67781%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 617, up 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (18%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.2%)
  • February42 (6.8%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May75 (12%)
  • June57 (9.2%)
  • July45 (7.3%)
  • August41 (6.6%)
  • September53 (8.6%)
  • October54 (8.8%)
  • November52 (8.4%)
  • December42 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry474 (77%)
  • Wet or damp131 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph407 (66%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph74 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (16%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (60%)
  • Pedestrian119 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist70 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2085 (10%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (20%)
  • 36 to 45113 (14%)
  • 46 to 55106 (13%)
  • 56 to 6579 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.5%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (61%)
  • Passenger204 (24%)
  • Pedestrian119 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (72%)
  • Motorcycle81 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 52nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2018

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2018, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2018

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2018: 52, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638527805
2ndM1233713
3rdA61222702
4thA639223305
5thA645223409
6thM62212701
7thA642182705
8thA1162300
9thA1(M)161711
10thA655141923
11thA636111512
12thA650111410
13thA628101504
14thB642881511
15thA653971200
16thB61286704
17thB61366804
18thB64226800
19thA62015923
20thA6565502

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2018

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 152.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2018

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2018: 90.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years