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Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton, Wakefield, WF9 2ED area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
185
4,601st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
291
1.57 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF9 2ED hotspot

39 of the 185 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3619%
  • Slight14679%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
45
Slightly injured
243
All casualties
291

Accidents by year at the WF9 2ED hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2002, against an average of 7.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF9 2ED hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
2024610
2023911
2022811
202146
202033
20191011
201878
2017512
2016612
201569
2014710
201345
201200
2011611
201089
20091118
2008714
20071014
20061423
2005410
2004815
200347
20021931
20011526

Map of crashes at the WF9 2ED hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF9 2ED.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton, Wakefield, WF9 2ED 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 WF9 2ED 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
WF9 2ED
Postcode district
WF9
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.60777, -1.28263
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
28 July 2025
Rank by collisions
4,601st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF9 2ED hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A638, with 53 of 185, followed by the B6474 with 34.

Collisions at the WF9 2ED hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6385379112
2ndB6474345808
3rdA6201101906
4thA6281100
5thA6391200

Towns near the WF9 2ED hotspot

Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, South Elmsall had the most collisions, 58 of 185.

All 185 crashes at the WF9 2ED hotspot

Newest first, from 9 January 2001 to 28 July 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year