Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 9 May 2025, 06:06
- Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131587527
Altofts & Whitwood, Wakefield, WF6 2QX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 90 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Altofts & Whitwood ward, Wakefield, from 2001 to 2025, with 143 casualties. Of those collisions, 27 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 90
- 8,695th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 143
- 1.59 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the WF6 2QX hotspot
27 of the 90 collisions here (30%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious2730%
- Slight6370%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 31
- Slightly injured
- 112
- All casualties
- 143
Accidents by year at the WF6 2QX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2005, against an average of 3.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WF6 2QX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 | 17 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2002 | 7 | 10 |
| 2001 | 5 | 15 |
Map of crashes at the WF6 2QX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF6 2QX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Altofts & Whitwood, Wakefield, WF6 2QX 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 WF6 2QX 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.
Towns near the WF6 2QX hotspot
37 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Normanton, Wakefield.
Accident hotspots near WF6 2QX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Altofts & Whitwood, Wakefield, WF6 1RF area, 1.3 km away, with 305 collisions.
- Altofts & Whitwood, Wakefield, WF6 1RF area1.3 km away, 446 casualties305 collisions
- Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 1AE area1.8 km away, 307 casualties243 collisions
- Stanley & Outwood East, Wakefield, LS26 9DR area2 km away, 119 casualties70 collisions
- Kippax & Methley, Leeds, LS26 9BU area2.2 km away, 85 casualties62 collisions
- Featherstone, Wakefield, WF6 1RL area2.3 km away, 165 casualties120 collisions
- Normanton, Wakefield, WF6 1JL area2.8 km away, 173 casualties123 collisions
- Altofts & Whitwood, Wakefield, WF10 5LX area3 km away, 274 casualties207 collisions
- Stanley & Outwood East, Wakefield, WF3 4BX area3.1 km away, 389 casualties256 collisions
All 90 crashes at the WF6 2QX hotspot
Newest first, from 25 February 2001 to 9 May 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Fiat Doblo crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 13 Dec 2024, 16:20
- Fiat Doblo, Volvo XC40 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131529792
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 3 Jul 2024, 07:50
- Mini Cooper, Toyota Hilux, Skoda Octavia, a car and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024131463171
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 29 Apr 2024, 12:00
- Mercedes A Class and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131437011
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 27 Dec 2023, 09:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131392375
- Serious
MAN crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 21 Dec 2023, 05:30
- MAN and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131390854
- Slight
Mazda CX-5 crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 19 Jul 2023, 19:29
- Mazda CX-5 and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023131331230
- Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 10 Apr 2023, 20:30
- Seat Ibiza and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131295193
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 16 Jan 2023, 22:12
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131264059
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 9 Sep 2022, 21:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131218106
- Serious
Suzuki Swift crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 14 Jul 2022, 05:53
- Suzuki Swift, Mercedes C Class, BMW 4 Series and a bicycle
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131198909
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 4 May 2022, 16:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131188434
- Slight
Mitsubishi L200 crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 29 Mar 2022, 23:10
- Mitsubishi L200 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022131160605
- Slight
BMW X2 crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 12 Jul 2021, 16:10
- BMW X2 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131065395
- Serious
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 6 Feb 2021, 07:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021138260373
- Serious
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 20 Dec 2020, 20:31
- Peugeot 207 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020137CK1604
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 12 Jun 2020, 17:15
- Renault Trucks and Volvo XC40
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20201376C1166
- Serious
Suzuki GSXR 1000 crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 20 Aug 2019, 08:30
- Suzuki GSXR 1000, a car and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20191368K0367
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 10 Apr 2019, 17:00
- Ford Transit Connect, Audi A3, Toyota RAV4, Mazda 2 and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 20191364A1147
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 25 Oct 2018, 18:22
- Ford Mondeo, BMW X5, Hyundai i10 and Ford Fiesta
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018135AP1509
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 15 Apr 2018, 20:35
- Peugeot Boxer, BMW 3 Series and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181354F1731
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 23 Feb 2018, 11:30
- Vauxhall Vectra and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181352N0608
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 12 May 2017, 16:10
- 2 Ford Fiestas, Nissan Juke and MAN
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20171345C1237
- Serious
Suzuki GZ 125 crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 4 Mar 2017, 23:40
- Suzuki GZ 125 and Vauxhall Movano
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017134341990
- Slight
Van crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 13 Oct 2016, 13:30
- A van and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133AD0948
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 4 Oct 2016, 05:05
- Ford Transit and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133A40142
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 22 Jul 2016, 13:20
- Fiat 500 and Honda CBR900RR
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20161337M0827
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 29 Dec 2015, 09:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015132CT0358
- Slight
MAN crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 27 Sep 2015, 17:45
- MAN and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20151329R1324
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 11 Sep 2015, 07:30
- Peugeot Partner and Yamaha YZF R1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20151329B0261
- Serious
Toyota Previa crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 22 Jun 2015, 16:04
- Toyota Previa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20151326M0982
- Serious
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 27 Oct 2013, 18:55
- Renault Clio and Yamaha WR 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20131300R1601
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 13 Oct 2013, 14:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20131300D0943
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 15 Oct 2012, 15:09
- Ford Focus and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012130445871
- Serious
Honda C90 crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 24 Apr 2012, 07:30
- Honda C90 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012130179303
- Slight
Renault Scenic crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 19 Dec 2011, 17:09
- Renault Scenic and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011130578446
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 19 Sep 2011, 19:15
- Jaguar X Type and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011130431944
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 15 Jul 2011, 15:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011130326239
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 26 May 2011, 16:35
- Volkswagen Passat and Lexus IS250
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2011130240731
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 20 Feb 2011, 22:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011130084257
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 26 Dec 2009, 05:45
- Vauxhall Astra and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2009131102609
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 14 Nov 2009, 01:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009130941209
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 30 Oct 2009, 11:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009130895309
- Slight
Ford Escort crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 3 Feb 2009, 06:30
- Ford Escort and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2009130098609
- Slight
Volvo crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 8 Jul 2008, 12:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008130571908
- Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 29 Feb 2008, 17:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008130182008
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 26 Feb 2008, 14:18
- DAF Trucks, Citroen Saxo and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008130176808
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M62 in Wakefield, 23 Jan 2008, 07:07
- Ford Mondeo, Audi A4 and Ford Transit Connect
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008130063408