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Wakefield road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2019, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2018 (617), and casualties fell from 833.

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

Collisions in 2019
487
Down 21% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
641
Down 23% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2019

1.6% of collisions in Wakefield in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious8618%
  • Slight39381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight53884%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2019 is highlighted, with 487, down 21% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 487
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday81 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.3%)
  • February25 (5.1%)
  • March45 (9.2%)
  • April35 (7.2%)
  • May48 (9.9%)
  • June41 (8.4%)
  • July46 (9.4%)
  • August40 (8.2%)
  • September48 (9.9%)
  • October39 (8%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (71%)
  • Wet or damp132 (27%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph331 (68%)
  • 40 mph50 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph64 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (56%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (10%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2592 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6570 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (62%)
  • Passenger157 (24%)
  • Pedestrian85 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (70%)
  • Motorcycle70 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 63rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2019

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2019, with 24 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2019

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2019: 35, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638354327
2ndA639202604
3rdM1204012
4thA642192713
5thA1182503
6thM62172603
7thA61162303
8thA1(M)131500
9thA636121800
10thA645122202
11thA655101303
12thB642281001
13thA6507900
14thB642171302
15thB62736701
16thB61285702
17thB61324701
18thA60323601
19thA62013301
20thA65393300

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2019

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 110.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2019

WF1 and WF8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2019, with 73 each.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years