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WF7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,466 road traffic collisions in the WF7 postcode district, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 503 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
2,466
1,532nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,497
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
61 people killed
Serious collisions
503
607 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
36
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal532.1%
  • Serious50320%
  • Slight1,91077%

What the data shows

  • WF7 had 300 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 392 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in WF7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 578 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF7, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in WF7.

Where WF7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,532nd
Most casualties
1,487th
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
1,481st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday348 (14%)
  • Tuesday325 (13%)
  • Wednesday345 (14%)
  • Thursday382 (15%)
  • Friday404 (16%)
  • Saturday372 (15%)
  • Sunday290 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,698 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit551 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,363 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout30 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,764 (72%)
  • 40 mph206 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph453 (18%)
  • 70 mph23 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,043 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds263 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other32 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,054 (59%)
  • Pedestrian501 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist467 (13%)
  • Cyclist247 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant79 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF7 peaked at 87 in 1982; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252936
20243337
20232833
20224884
20212631
20201521
20192538
20182229
20173037
20164461
20152834
20143038
20133245
20123461
20114559
20104263
20095593
20084166
20073856
20064772
20054773
20046295
20036497
200271118
20016087
20006389
19995473
199861101
19976199
19966184
199579106
19946995
19934959
19926697
19916386
19906687
198982123
19887697
198767109
19866594
19856674
19845878
19836685
198287112
198180110
19806593
19796682

Map of recent crashes in WF7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF7

The 24 most recent collisions in WF7 happened between 9 May and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF7

The A645 has the most collisions in WF7, 602 of 2,466 (24%), followed by the B6421 (470).

Collisions in WF7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64560289420134
2ndB6421470636989
3rdA628380571687
4thA638166233327
5thB6134103174519
6thB613386133016
7thB6428233606
8thA65398903
9thM6281801

Council areas covering WF7

Collisions in WF7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has 2,461 of 2,466 (99.8%).

Collisions in WF7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield2,4613,48953502
2ndNorth Yorkshire5801

Towns in WF7

Collisions in WF7 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Featherstone, Wakefield (1,177) and Ackworth Moor Top (320).