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Horbury & South Ossett, Wakefield, WF4 5NJ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
203
4,176th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
296
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF4 5NJ hotspot

46 of the 203 collisions here (23%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4221%
  • Slight15777%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
5
Seriously injured
50
Slightly injured
241
All casualties
296

Accidents by year at the WF4 5NJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2010, against an average of 8.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF4 5NJ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
202456
2023912
202257
202177
202058
2019410
201845
2017912
20161015
201555
201456
20131018
20121114
2011811
20101620
20091017
2008711
20071214
20061221
2005817
2004912
2003611
20021521
200169

Map of crashes at the WF4 5NJ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF4 5NJ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Horbury & South Ossett, Wakefield, WF4 5NJ 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 5NJ 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
Horbury & South Ossett
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF4 5NJ
Postcode district
WF4
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.659, -1.5714
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
10 November 2025
Rank by collisions
4,176th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF4 5NJ hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A642, with 116 of 203, followed by the B6128 with 29.

Collisions at the WF4 5NJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA642116183125
2ndB6128293217
3rdB61174710
4thA6431100
5thB61261100

Towns near the WF4 5NJ hotspot

140 of the 203 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Horbury.

All 203 crashes at the WF4 5NJ hotspot

Newest first, from 28 January 2001 to 10 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year