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WF11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,077 road traffic collisions in the WF11 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 650 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1979
3,077
1,285th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,367
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
95 people killed
Serious collisions
650
773 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
42
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal882.9%
  • Serious65021%
  • Slight2,33976%

What the data shows

  • WF11 had 323 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 467 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in WF11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 578 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF11, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in WF11.

Where WF11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,285th
Most casualties
1,200th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
1,068th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday423 (14%)
  • Tuesday436 (14%)
  • Wednesday425 (14%)
  • Thursday453 (15%)
  • Friday570 (19%)
  • Saturday416 (14%)
  • Sunday354 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,218 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit503 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting300 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,860 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway884 (29%)
  • Roundabout216 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,478 (48%)
  • 40 mph102 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph28 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph401 (13%)
  • 70 mph1,061 (34%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,519 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds347 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist43 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,769 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist490 (11%)
  • Pedestrian440 (10%)
  • Cyclist241 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)151 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant144 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant35 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF11 peaked at 119 in 1997; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252942
20243252
20232941
20222843
20214049
20201621
20192937
20184561
20173957
20163650
20154267
20144263
20134063
20124764
20113456
20104258
200961108
20085584
20075375
20065183
200564101
200476109
200377111
200271100
200183129
20007099
199980127
199893130
1997119173
199691138
1995105142
199494134
199397131
199280129
199198136
199079111
198979110
19887091
19876588
198678104
19857298
198493120
198383107
198289117
1981103119
198098129
197980110

Map of recent crashes in WF11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF11

The 24 most recent collisions in WF11 happened between 23 February and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF11

The A1 has the most collisions in WF11, 634 of 3,077 (21%), followed by the A645 (605).

Collisions in WF11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA163497621104
2ndA64560587314140
3rdM62373577867
4thB6136291403968
5thA162149221536
6thA1(M)6810038
7thA61363302

Council areas covering WF11

Collisions in WF11 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wakefield has 2,447 of 3,077 (80%).

Collisions in WF11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield2,4473,42750473
2ndNorth Yorkshire60790537168
3rdLeeds213319

Towns in WF11

Collisions in WF11 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Knottingley (991) and Holmfield (433).