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Wakefield road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2024, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2023 (648), and casualties fell from 813.

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

Collisions in 2024
589
Down 9% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
754
Down 7% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2024

1.5% of collisions in Wakefield in 2024 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious17830%
  • Slight40268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious19526%
  • Slight54572%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2024 is highlighted, with 589, down 9% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 589
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.1%)
  • February32 (5.4%)
  • March47 (8%)
  • April37 (6.3%)
  • May51 (8.7%)
  • June55 (9.3%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August53 (9%)
  • September53 (9%)
  • October55 (9.3%)
  • November52 (8.8%)
  • December46 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry455 (77%)
  • Wet or damp127 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph427 (72%)
  • 40 mph48 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph26 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph38 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (58%)
  • Pedestrian111 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist68 (9%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 2081 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 35140 (19%)
  • 36 to 45123 (16%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6584 (11%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.9%)
  • Over 7541 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (62%)
  • Passenger172 (23%)
  • Pedestrian111 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (75%)
  • Motorcycle78 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 40th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2024

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2024, with 43 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2024

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2024: 46, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6384655114
2ndA61314117
3rdA6452630010
4thA642232808
5thM62172703
6thA636141603
7thA639142403
8thB6128101703
9thA191604
10thM191304
11thA62881006
12thA6558802
13thA6568912
14thB64228913
15thB642881105
16thB613671103
17thA620161002
18thA65396801
19thB627361003
20thB64216602

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2024

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 178.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2024

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2024: 103.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years