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Crofton, Ryhill & Walton, Wakefield, WF4 1SX area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
151
5,525th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
227
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF4 1SX hotspot

29 of the 151 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2617%
  • Slight12281%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
31
Slightly injured
193
All casualties
227

Accidents by year at the WF4 1SX hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2005, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202422
202379
2022510
202149
202045
201935
201879
201756
201689
2015610
201469
201357
201267
201189
201058
200944
200855
2007714
2006915
20051119
2004711
2003813
2002917
200169

Map of crashes at the WF4 1SX hotspot

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

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Crofton, Ryhill & Walton, Wakefield, WF4 1SX 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 1SX 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
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF4 1SX
Postcode district
WF4
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.66191, -1.43183
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
27 November 2025
Rank by collisions
5,525th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF4 1SX hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A638, with 79 of 151, followed by the B6378 with 15.

Collisions at the WF4 1SX hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63879129314
2ndB6378152304
3rdA645111402

Towns near the WF4 1SX hotspot

119 of the 151 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Crofton.

All 151 crashes at the WF4 1SX hotspot

Newest first, from 17 March 2001 to 27 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year