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WF4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,443 road traffic collisions in the WF4 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 175 were fatal and 1,440 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (68).

Collisions since 1979
6,443
248th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,706
1.51 per collision
Fatal collisions
175
202 people killed
Serious collisions
1,440
1,841 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1752.7%
  • Serious1,44022%
  • Slight4,82875%

What the data shows

  • WF4 had 799 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 1,064 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in WF4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,150 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF4, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WF4.

Where WF4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
248th
Most casualties
155th
Most fatal collisions
34th
Most serious collisions
104th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday901 (14%)
  • Tuesday882 (14%)
  • Wednesday921 (14%)
  • Thursday913 (14%)
  • Friday1,057 (16%)
  • Saturday953 (15%)
  • Sunday816 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,493 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,208 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting611 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown107 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,575 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway614 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout161 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,713 (42%)
  • 40 mph788 (12%)
  • 50 mph142 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph2,155 (33%)
  • 70 mph611 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,242 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds752 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds104 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds81 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist80 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds65 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.3%)
  • Other70 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,534 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist1,069 (11%)
  • Pedestrian811 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist452 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant317 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant286 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)138 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF4 peaked at 201 in 1990; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255985
20246889
2023109143
202277111
202173106
20205978
201974119
201886121
201782115
2016112174
2015101148
201474113
201399135
2012106169
2011110218
2010103164
2009113182
2008116184
2007131191
2006111174
2005137220
2004153258
2003155234
2002162268
2001144257
2000168265
1999178290
1998192304
1997164259
1996181268
1995196285
1994164256
1993159248
1992183271
1991164244
1990201297
1989162254
1988165239
1987143205
1986169238
1985166244
1984172223
1983169234
1982194286
1981183265
1980190257
1979166218

Map of recent crashes in WF4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF4

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF4

The 24 most recent collisions in WF4 happened between 19 August and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF4

The A638 has the most collisions in WF4, 864 of 6,443 (13%), followed by the A642 (850).

Collisions in WF4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6388641,49629197
2ndA6428501,26520225
3rdA63650876416112
4thM14808001967
5thA6374506902180
6thB64283345271089
7thB6128243273458
8thA61167284649
9thA645163230438
10thB6117134203540
11thB637871104114
12thB613269113516
13thB61185685211
14thB6273335109
15thA655112123
16thA6286903
17thB61775601
18thA61864500
19thA6394611

Council areas covering WF4

Collisions in WF4 were recorded in 3 council areas. Wakefield has 5,826 of 6,443 (90%).

Collisions in WF4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield5,8268,7861511,314
2ndKirklees61191124124
3rdBarnsley4600

Towns in WF4

Collisions in WF4 were recorded in 12 towns, led by Horbury (839) and Crofton (442).