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WF6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,025 road traffic collisions in the WF6 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 394 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
2,025
1,745th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,722
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
31 people killed
Serious collisions
394
440 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
37
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal291.4%
  • Serious39419%
  • Slight1,60279%

What the data shows

  • WF6 had 288 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 20% fewer than the 360 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in WF6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 425 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF6, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in WF6.

Where WF6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,745th
Most casualties
1,758th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
1,775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday311 (15%)
  • Tuesday301 (15%)
  • Wednesday309 (15%)
  • Thursday301 (15%)
  • Friday336 (17%)
  • Saturday261 (13%)
  • Sunday206 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,434 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit476 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,548 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway279 (14%)
  • Roundabout161 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,486 (73%)
  • 40 mph202 (10%)
  • 50 mph53 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph41 (2%)
  • 70 mph234 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,684 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,475 (54%)
  • Pedestrian439 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist357 (13%)
  • Cyclist187 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant89 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF6 peaked at 64 in 1981; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252937
20243036
20233342
20224049
20212537
20201517
20192634
20183344
20172337
20163440
20153545
20143554
20133345
20123648
20113748
20103244
20093653
20083347
20074160
20064275
20054462
20045073
20035369
20025175
20015889
20005170
19995262
19984663
19975879
19964161
19955679
19946283
19935466
19924857
19915166
19905769
19895371
19884760
19873950
19864346
19854455
19844252
19836091
19825274
19816482
19805360
19794866

Map of recent crashes in WF6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF6

The 24 most recent collisions in WF6 happened between 4 March and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF6

The A655 has the most collisions in WF6, 586 of 2,025 (29%), followed by the M62 (244).

Collisions in WF6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65558674712105
2ndM62244422350
3rdB61346694212
4thB61335973010
5thA6539112002

Council area for WF6

WF6 is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. WF6 accounts for 4.5% of them.

Towns in WF6

Collisions in WF6 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Normanton, Wakefield (1,475) and Castleford (3).