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Wakefield road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2021, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 2020 (387), and casualties rose from 493.

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

Collisions in 2021
483
Up 25% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
633
Up 28% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2021

1% of collisions in Wakefield in 2021 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious14129%
  • Slight33770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15925%
  • Slight46974%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 483, up 25% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 483
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday92 (19%)
  • Saturday77 (16%)
  • Sunday50 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (3.1%)
  • February21 (4.3%)
  • March26 (5.4%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May46 (9.5%)
  • June58 (12%)
  • July47 (9.7%)
  • August31 (6.4%)
  • September47 (9.7%)
  • October48 (9.9%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December47 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (73%)
  • Wet or damp118 (24%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph331 (69%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph43 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (64%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)
  • Cyclist57 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (11%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (65%)
  • Passenger131 (21%)
  • Pedestrian90 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 54th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2021

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2021, with 27 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2021

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2021: 34, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6383445111
2ndA645253309
3rdA642222803
4thA61212904
5thM1172903
6thA636141804
7thM62131704
8thA628111905
9thA639111301
10thA1101304
11thB6128101313
12thB64229902
13thA65581105
14thB61367703
15thB62736803
16thA620151303
17thA6565501
18thA6504401
19thA65394401
20thB64214902

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2021

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 125.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2021

WF2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2021: 80.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years