Car crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 27 Nov 2025, 08:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 151 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Crofton, Ryhill & Walton ward, Wakefield, from 2001 to 2025, with 227 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
29 of the 151 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2005, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 9 | 15 |
| 2005 | 11 | 19 |
| 2004 | 7 | 11 |
| 2003 | 8 | 13 |
| 2002 | 9 | 17 |
| 2001 | 6 | 9 |
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
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Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
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.
119 of the 151 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Crofton.
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Featherstone, Wakefield, WF4 1BJ area, 1.1 km away, with 90 collisions.
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