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WF10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,943 road traffic collisions in the WF10 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 80 were fatal and 1,052 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 64 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (77).

Collisions since 1979
5,943
338th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,892
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
83 people killed
Serious collisions
1,052
1,201 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
64
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal801.3%
  • Serious1,05218%
  • Slight4,81181%

What the data shows

  • WF10 had 746 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 1,146 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WF10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,263 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF10, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in WF10.

Where WF10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
338th
Most casualties
325th
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
338th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday850 (14%)
  • Tuesday826 (14%)
  • Wednesday852 (14%)
  • Thursday907 (15%)
  • Friday1,004 (17%)
  • Saturday864 (15%)
  • Sunday640 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,170 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,517 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting149 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown90 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,818 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway522 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout502 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph4,784 (80%)
  • 40 mph296 (5%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph431 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph352 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,022 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds607 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds92 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds47 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other66 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,119 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,405 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist1,171 (15%)
  • Cyclist588 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant245 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant145 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)86 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF10 peaked at 207 in 1980; 2025 had 64.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 64
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256480
20247789
202381109
202292112
20216181
20205763
20196277
201877103
201785110
201690114
201593124
2014101130
201388141
2012105156
2011103149
2010102158
2009138210
2008133182
2007128181
2006155215
2005138189
2004146199
2003141212
2002135197
2001124194
2000118177
1999131186
1998172225
1997150197
1996175242
1995127185
1994160227
1993134162
1992141193
1991154198
1990172213
1989145179
1988142170
1987127149
1986152188
1985139179
1984145179
1983146184
1982179210
1981189231
1980207244
1979162199

Map of recent crashes in WF10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF10

The 24 most recent collisions in WF10 happened between 8 August and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF10

The A639 has the most collisions in WF10, 900 of 5,943 (15%), followed by the A656 (672).

Collisions in WF10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6399001,25713126
2ndA65667290111137
3rdA6555957277112
4thM62351588951
5thB6136234309236
6thA6032165227238
7thB642185138321
8thA65395666010
9thA1(M)112102
10thA6583500

Council areas covering WF10

Collisions in WF10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wakefield has 5,387 of 5,943 (91%).

Collisions in WF10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield5,3877,09767932
2ndLeeds54778413119
3rdNorth Yorkshire91101

Towns in WF10

Collisions in WF10 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Castleford (4,488) and Woodend (136).