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Knottingley & Ferrybridge, Wakefield, WF11 8ER area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
213
3,974th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
281
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
9
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF11 8ER hotspot

46 of the 213 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4421%
  • Slight16778%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
48
Slightly injured
231
All casualties
281

Accidents by year at the WF11 8ER hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2001, against an average of 8.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF11 8ER hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
2024711
2023911
202235
20211011
2020711
201944
201869
201744
2016810
201566
201445
201356
201279
2011812
2010912
2009914
20081622
20071417
200689
20051524
2004910
20031017
200288
20011825

Map of crashes at the WF11 8ER hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF11 8ER.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Knottingley & Ferrybridge, Wakefield, WF11 8ER 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 WF11 8ER 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
Knottingley & Ferrybridge
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF11 8ER
Postcode district
WF11
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.70791, -1.24833
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
31 December 2025
Rank by collisions
3,974th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF11 8ER hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A645, with 132 of 213, followed by the B6136 with 3.

Collisions at the WF11 8ER hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645132186126
2ndB61363301

Towns near the WF11 8ER hotspot

Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Knottingley had the most collisions, 188 of 213.

All 213 crashes at the WF11 8ER hotspot

Newest first, from 24 January 2001 to 31 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year