Volkswagen Golf crash on the A638 in Wakefield, 28 Sep 2025, 14:52
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
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Police recorded 90 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Featherstone ward, Wakefield, from 2001 to 2025, with 140 casualties. Of those collisions, 18 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
18 of the 90 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2002, against an average of 3.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 9 |
| 2002 | 10 | 16 |
| 2001 | 7 | 14 |
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF4 1BJ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Featherstone, Wakefield, WF4 1BJ 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.
35 of the 90 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Sharlston.
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Crofton, Ryhill & Walton, Wakefield, WF4 1SX area, 1.1 km away, with 151 collisions.
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