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Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton, Wakefield, WF4 1QJ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 69 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward, Wakefield, from 2001 to 2025, with 110 casualties. Of those collisions, 14 were serious and none fatal.

In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
69
10,888th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
110
1.59 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF4 1QJ hotspot

14 of the 69 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1420%
  • Slight5580%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
18
Slightly injured
92
All casualties
110

Accidents by year at the WF4 1QJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 6 in 2022, against an average of 2.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF4 1QJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202447
202312
202268
202122
202000
201900
201822
201700
2016510
201534
201423
201355
201223
201137
201037
200912
200845
200711
2006410
200544
2004611
200348
200222
200145

Map of crashes at the WF4 1QJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF4 1QJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton, Wakefield, WF4 1QJ area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WF4 1QJ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF4 1QJ
Postcode district
WF4
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.6484, -1.37778
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
22 of 25
Latest collision
28 October 2025
Rank by collisions
10,888th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF4 1QJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A638, with 33 of 69, followed by the B6428 with 19.

Collisions at the WF4 1QJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638334904
2ndB6428193405
3rdB6273122003

Accident hotspots near WF4 1QJ

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hemsworth, Wakefield, WF9 5FS area, 1.2 km away, with 96 collisions.

All 69 crashes at the WF4 1QJ hotspot

Newest first, from 3 August 2001 to 28 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year