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Wakefield road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Wakefield in 2025, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (589), and casualties fell from 754.

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

Collisions in 2025
555
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
722
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Wakefield in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Wakefield in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious15728%
  • Slight38870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious17224%
  • Slight53875%

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1980. 2025 is highlighted, with 555, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 555
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday88 (16%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.6%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March46 (8.3%)
  • April36 (6.5%)
  • May44 (7.9%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July57 (10%)
  • August41 (7.4%)
  • September54 (9.7%)
  • October39 (7%)
  • November48 (8.6%)
  • December45 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds455 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry405 (73%)
  • Wet or damp138 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph402 (72%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2%)
  • 60 mph37 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph37 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wakefield in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (59%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20113 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35101 (14%)
  • 36 to 45110 (15%)
  • 46 to 5590 (12%)
  • 56 to 6571 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.6%)
  • Over 7536 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider435 (60%)
  • Passenger163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car729 (73%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wakefield in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wakefield had the 46th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wakefield in 2025

Wakefield North, Wakefield, WF1 1AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wakefield in 2025, with 43 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Wakefield with the most crashes in 2025

The A638 had the most collisions in Wakefield in 2025: 45, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wakefield, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638455617
2ndA6452833013
3rdA639263608
4thA642243007
5thA61202805
6thA655192304
7thA636131700
8thM62132005
9thB6422121328
10thM1121802
11thA191202
12thB627391713
13thA6288903
14thB61287800
15thA1625804
16thA65395802
17thA6565902
18thB642851202
19thA60324603
20thB61324602

Towns in Wakefield: crashes in 2025

Wakefield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 160.

Postcode districts in Wakefield: crashes in 2025

WF1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wakefield in 2025: 97.

Latest crashes in Wakefield in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Wakefield in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Wakefield road accidents in other years