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Wrenthorpe & Outwood West, Wakefield, WF1 2PE area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
229
3,666th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
302
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
5
8 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF1 2PE hotspot

53 of the 229 collisions here (23%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5022%
  • Slight17677%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
51
Slightly injured
248
All casualties
302

Accidents by year at the WF1 2PE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2001, against an average of 9.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF1 2PE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202557
2024810
20231013
20221010
202157
202044
201967
20181015
20171010
201644
201557
201466
2013914
20121317
20111115
201089
20091417
20081220
20071014
20061010
20051331
200478
20031215
20021217
20011515

Map of crashes at the WF1 2PE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF1 2PE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Wrenthorpe & Outwood West, Wakefield, WF1 2PE 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 WF1 2PE 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
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West
Council area
Wakefield
Nearest postcode to the centre
WF1 2PE
Postcode district
WF1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.70995, -1.51102
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
28 December 2025
Rank by collisions
3,666th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF1 2PE hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A61, with 59 of 229, followed by the A650 with 39.

Collisions at the WF1 2PE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA615977117
2ndA650394413
3rdA12200
4thB11100

Towns near the WF1 2PE hotspot

197 of the 229 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Wakefield.

All 229 crashes at the WF1 2PE hotspot

Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 28 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year