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WF5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,550 road traffic collisions in the WF5 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,417 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 502 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
2,550
1,497th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,417
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
36 people killed
Serious collisions
502
584 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
39
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.3%
  • Serious50220%
  • Slight2,01479%

What the data shows

  • WF5 had 319 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 398 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in WF5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 460 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in WF5.

Where WF5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,497th
Most casualties
1,519th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,485th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday384 (15%)
  • Tuesday401 (16%)
  • Wednesday361 (14%)
  • Thursday398 (16%)
  • Friday408 (16%)
  • Saturday348 (14%)
  • Sunday250 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,745 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit666 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,838 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway491 (19%)
  • Roundabout176 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,756 (69%)
  • 40 mph226 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph64 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph110 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph380 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,136 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds250 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds52 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,027 (59%)
  • Pedestrian486 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (12%)
  • Cyclist236 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant93 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF5 peaked at 84 in 1994; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252739
20243449
20234656
20223549
20212531
20202531
20192732
20184049
20173441
20162640
20154257
20142840
20133344
20124056
20114265
20104356
20094464
20084048
20074763
20063959
20056088
20045976
20037295
20024979
200165104
20005987
199979111
199876104
199776101
19966986
19956381
199484125
19936883
19925974
19916682
19905571
19896792
198878104
19876997
19865888
19856985
19847291
19835469
19827796
19817896
19807184
19798199

Map of recent crashes in WF5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF5

The 24 most recent collisions in WF5 happened between 15 March and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF5

The A638 has the most collisions in WF5, 546 of 2,550 (21%), followed by the B6128 (448).

Collisions in WF5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63854674010100
2ndB61284486489103
3rdM1274415628
4thB6129133193029

Council areas covering WF5

Collisions in WF5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has 2,535 of 2,550 (99%).

Collisions in WF5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield2,5353,39134499
2ndKirklees91600

Towns in WF5

Collisions in WF5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Ossett (1,638) and Wakefield (212).