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WF1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,885 road traffic collisions in the WF1 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 93 were fatal and 1,221 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 97 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (103).

Collisions since 1979
6,885
197th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,062
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
93
97 people killed
Serious collisions
1,221
1,374 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
97
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
125
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal931.4%
  • Serious1,22118%
  • Slight5,57181%

What the data shows

  • WF1 had 865 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,228 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WF1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,139 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF1, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in WF1.

Where WF1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
197th
Most casualties
202nd
Most fatal collisions
349th
Most serious collisions
189th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday988 (14%)
  • Tuesday926 (13%)
  • Wednesday960 (14%)
  • Thursday1,056 (15%)
  • Friday1,287 (19%)
  • Saturday948 (14%)
  • Sunday720 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,855 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,802 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown131 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,109 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway1,057 (15%)
  • Roundabout534 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road140 (2%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph78 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph6,032 (88%)
  • 40 mph442 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph256 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph69 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,759 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds792 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds101 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other69 (1%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,600 (51%)
  • Pedestrian1,827 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,000 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant689 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist614 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant132 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant98 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF1 peaked at 209 in 1992; 2025 had 97.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 97
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202597125
2024103117
2023103130
202287101
20216376
20205055
20197387
201890117
2017101129
201698138
201596129
2014110153
201392127
2012109153
2011118165
2010142199
2009131187
2008138190
2007149210
2006143198
2005155231
2004144219
2003162242
2002163217
2001160222
2000171241
1999190259
1998178260
1997162264
1996175228
1995192247
1994184243
1993187244
1992209258
1991170211
1990209261
1989200243
1988208248
1987201243
1986184231
1985159205
1984173211
1983179220
1982172211
1981164194
1980173211
1979168212

Map of recent crashes in WF1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF1

The 24 most recent collisions in WF1 happened between 8 October and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF1

The A61 has the most collisions in WF1, 1,483 of 6,885 (22%), followed by the A638 (1,235).

Collisions in WF1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611,4831,98119251
2ndA6381,2351,75512210
3rdA6426298446123
4thA6503013931147
5thA6552043491649
6thB6389101125018
7thA63697115114
8thA6194212508
9thB64447800
10thA6394700
11thA643600

Council area for WF1

WF1 is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. WF1 accounts for 15% of them.

Towns in WF1

Collisions in WF1 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Wakefield (6,381) and Walton, Wakefield (3).