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Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9EZ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
81
9,521st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
114
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF5 9EZ hotspot

20 of the 81 collisions here (25%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal11.2%
  • Serious1923%
  • Slight6175%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
21
Slightly injured
92
All casualties
114

Accidents by year at the WF5 9EZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 9 in 2001, against an average of 3.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202434
202356
202222
202111
202000
201911
201878
201734
201623
201522
201411
201311
2012713
201122
201047
200945
200844
200756
200600
200556
200458
200334
200258
2001918

Map of crashes at the WF5 9EZ hotspot

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

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 9EZ 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 9EZ 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 9EZ
Postcode district
WF5
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.6857, -1.58066
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
22 of 25
Latest collision
24 December 2024
Rank by collisions
9,521st of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF5 9EZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B6129, with 16 of 81, followed by the A638 with 11.

Collisions at the WF5 9EZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6129162705
2ndA638111802
3rdB612891204

Towns near the WF5 9EZ hotspot

71 of the 81 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Ossett.

All 81 crashes at the WF5 9EZ hotspot

Newest first, from 22 January 2001 to 24 December 2024, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year