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Wakefield West, Wakefield, WF2 8PS area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
87
8,937th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
126
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
2
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF2 8PS hotspot

17 of the 87 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal22.3%
  • Serious1517%
  • Slight7080%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
16
Slightly injured
108
All casualties
126

Accidents by year at the WF2 8PS hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2002, against an average of 3.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF2 8PS hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202467
202322
202211
202155
202000
201913
201822
201711
201622
201522
201434
201357
201266
201124
201048
200922
200811
2007411
200634
2005710
200459
200348
20021014
2001710

Map of crashes at the WF2 8PS hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF2 8PS.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Wakefield West, Wakefield, WF2 8PS area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WF2 8PS 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
Wakefield West
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF2 8PS
Postcode district
WF2
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.66864, -1.51027
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
10 December 2025
Rank by collisions
8,937th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF2 8PS hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A636, with 36 of 87, followed by the B6475 with 25.

Collisions at the WF2 8PS hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA636365205
2ndB6475253616
3rdA6381101

Towns near the WF2 8PS hotspot

84 of the 87 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Wakefield.

All 87 crashes at the WF2 8PS hotspot

Newest first, from 6 April 2001 to 10 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year