Serious
Seat Leon crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 6 Dec 2025, 13:37
- Seat Leon, Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131679407
Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 3DG area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 114 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Pontefract South ward, Wakefield, from 2001 to 2025, with 171 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 114
- 7,118th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 171
- 1.50 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the WF8 3DG hotspot
15 of the 114 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal21.8%
- Serious1311%
- Slight9987%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 13
- Slightly injured
- 156
- All casualties
- 171
Accidents by year at the WF8 3DG hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2018, against an average of 4.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WF8 3DG hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 13 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2002 | 6 | 9 |
| 2001 | 4 | 6 |
Map of crashes at the WF8 3DG hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF8 3DG.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 3DG 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 WF8 3DG 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.
Accident hotspots near WF8 3DG
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 3HU area, 1.5 km away, with 82 collisions.
- Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 3HU area1.5 km away, 145 casualties82 collisions
- Knottingley & Ferrybridge, Wakefield, WF11 0AF area2.7 km away, 476 casualties311 collisions
- Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 2BE area2.8 km away, 135 casualties93 collisions
- Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 3TA area3 km away, 192 casualties111 collisions
- Pontefract North, Wakefield, WF8 2JJ area3.4 km away, 417 casualties314 collisions
- Knottingley & Ferrybridge, Wakefield, WF11 8ER area3.8 km away, 281 casualties213 collisions
- Pontefract North, Wakefield, WF8 1DR area3.8 km away, 949 casualties709 collisions
- Pontefract South, Wakefield, WF8 4RN area4 km away, 184 casualties119 collisions
All 114 crashes at the WF8 3DG hotspot
Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 6 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Peugeot 308 crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 4 Dec 2025, 16:40
- Peugeot 308 and Mazda 3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131679135
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 7 Sep 2025, 20:08
- Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131638543
- Slight
Volvo XC40 crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 3 Jul 2025, 08:43
- Volvo XC40, Volvo XC60 and Mercedes Cla Class
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025131634098
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 22 Nov 2024, 07:00
- Vauxhall Mokka and Toyota Hilux
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131520053
- Serious
Triumph Daytona crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 14 Nov 2024, 17:55
- Triumph Daytona and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131516542
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A162 in Wakefield, 9 Oct 2024, 06:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131501386
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 20 Sep 2024, 08:47
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131493951
- Slight
Kia Sportage crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 5 Sep 2024, 10:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131487538
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 29 Jul 2024, 09:11
- Fiat Panda and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131474058
- Slight
BMW X1 crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 24 Apr 2024, 13:55
- BMW X1 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024131440304
- Slight
Scania crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 5 Jun 2023, 11:51
- Scania and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131316572
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 10 Mar 2023, 13:45
- DAF Trucks and Honda Jazz
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023131285471
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 16 Dec 2022, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131254449
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 2 Dec 2022, 16:00
- Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022131249288
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 26 Oct 2022, 15:17
- Hyundai i20 and John Deere
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131234901
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 8 Jul 2022, 14:31
- Nissan Juke and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131201721
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 22 Jun 2022, 09:45
- Mini Cooper and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131190557
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 12 Jun 2022, 14:34
- Honda Civic and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131188166
- Slight
Scania crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 3 Jun 2022, 12:25
- Scania and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022131184025
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 16 Dec 2021, 20:54
- Ford Transit and 2 Vauxhall Corsas
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131122072
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 30 Sep 2021, 22:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131093631
- Serious
Kia Niro crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 14 May 2021, 15:00
- Kia Niro, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf and Land Rover Freelander
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021131045593
- Serious
Kia Ceed crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 20 Dec 2020, 14:50
- Kia Ceed, Jeep Compass and Honda SH300A
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020137CK0927
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 28 Aug 2020, 16:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20201378S1117
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 14 Feb 2020, 09:05
- Ford Transit and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20201372O0424
- Slight
Car crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 7 Nov 2019, 18:55
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019136B71630
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 14 Dec 2018, 14:25
- Ford Focus and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135CE1728
- Slight
Hyundai Tucson crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 4 Dec 2018, 13:17
- Hyundai Tucson and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135C40891
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 9 Nov 2018, 14:20
- Ford Transit and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135B90945
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 28 Oct 2018, 17:26
- Dacia Duster and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135AS1434
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 26 Oct 2018, 05:00
- Mercedes Sprinter and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135AQ0243
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 20 May 2018, 17:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20181355K1443
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 12 May 2018, 22:45
- Toyota Corolla and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181355C0902
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 17 Apr 2018, 15:05
- Ford Focus, Peugeot 207 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181354H1051
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 22 Dec 2016, 11:35
- Volvo XC90, Vauxhall Signum, Ford Focus and Jaguar XF Series
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133CM0556
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 11 Nov 2016, 06:20
- Audi A5 and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133BB0181
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 14 Oct 2016, 16:38
- Vauxhall Insignia, Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Octavia
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016133AE1091
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 18 Aug 2016, 16:15
- Mercedes C Class and Vauxhall Movano
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20161338I1074
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 6 Aug 2016, 12:15
- Peugeot 107, Toyota Yaris and Ford Mondeo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133860774
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 9 Apr 2016, 13:55
- Kia Venga and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133490902
- Serious
Kawasaki ZX1000 crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 20 Mar 2016, 15:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20161333K0988
- Slight
MAN crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 14 Mar 2016, 08:25
- MAN and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20161333E0255
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 30 Nov 2015, 18:20
- 2 Seat Ibizas and Renault Megane
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2015132BU1207
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A1(M) in Wakefield, 29 Nov 2015, 17:16
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Bora
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015132BT1215
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield, 22 Oct 2015, 08:54
- Seat Alhambra and John Deere
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2015132AM0343
- Slight
DAF Trucks Fad 85CF crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 29 Sep 2015, 08:20
- DAF Trucks Fad 85CF and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20151329T0236
- Slight
Car crash on the A1 in Wakefield, 5 Mar 2015, 01:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015132350064