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Hemsworth, Wakefield, WF9 5JD area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
129
6,382nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
174
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF9 5JD hotspot

27 of the 129 collisions here (21%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2519%
  • Slight10279%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
25
Slightly injured
147
All casualties
174

Accidents by year at the WF9 5JD hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2005, against an average of 5.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF9 5JD hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202435
202355
202222
202133
202011
201968
201859
201700
201678
201545
2014510
201355
201236
201179
2010712
200922
200845
2007814
200656
20051113
20041114
20031016
200255
200166

Map of crashes at the WF9 5JD hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF9 5JD.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Hemsworth, Wakefield, WF9 5JD area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WF9 5JD 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
Hemsworth
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF9 5JD
Postcode district
WF9
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.62767, -1.37154
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
17 November 2025
Rank by collisions
6,382nd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF9 5JD hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the B6273, with 87 of 129, followed by the B6274 with 1.

Collisions at the WF9 5JD hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB627387122217
2ndB62741200

Towns near the WF9 5JD hotspot

128 of the 129 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Fitzwilliam and Kinsley.

All 129 crashes at the WF9 5JD hotspot

Newest first, from 9 January 2001 to 17 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year