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Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9AN area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
110
7,318th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
165
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF5 9AN hotspot

15 of the 110 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1514%
  • Slight9586%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
15
Slightly injured
150
All casualties
165

Accidents by year at the WF5 9AN hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2002, against an average of 4.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF5 9AN hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202536
202434
202346
2022510
202133
202035
201911
201834
201722
201659
2015713
201445
201345
201233
201136
201000
200946
200811
200723
200648
200578
2004811
20031017
20021217
2001912

Map of crashes at the WF5 9AN hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF5 9AN.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9AN 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 WF5 9AN 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
Ossett
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF5 9AN
Postcode district
WF5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.68758, -1.56177
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
12 November 2025
Rank by collisions
7,318th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF5 9AN hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M1, with 47 of 110, followed by the B6129 with 30.

Collisions at the WF5 9AN hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1477705
2ndB6129304308
3rdA638152402
4thA1(M)1100
5thM621100

Towns near the WF5 9AN hotspot

29 of the 110 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Ossett.

All 110 crashes at the WF5 9AN hotspot

Newest first, from 5 April 2001 to 12 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year