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A6186 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 50 collisions on the A6186 from 1982 to 2025, with 77 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 12 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A6186, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1982
50
4,603rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
77
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
12
12 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the A6186

On the A6186, 2% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal12%
  • Serious1224%
  • Slight3774%

Where the A6186 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,603rd
Most casualties
4,509th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,483rd

A6186 accidents by year

Collisions on the A6186 peaked at 5 in 2007 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A6186, 1982 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202422
202311
202245
202122
202022
201912
201822
201711
201623
201522
201433
201347
201212
201112
201039
200925
200822
200757
200636
200512
200400
200311
200212
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
198900
198800
198713
198600
198500
198412
198300
198211

When crashes happen on the A6186

Friday has the most collisions on the A6186 (14), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (13).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (6%)
  • Tuesday5 (10%)
  • Wednesday5 (10%)
  • Thursday8 (16%)
  • Friday14 (28%)
  • Saturday8 (16%)
  • Sunday7 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (2%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (14%)
  • 9am to noon5 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (22%)
  • 3pm to 6pm13 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm6 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight5 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (8%)
  • February3 (6%)
  • March4 (8%)
  • April3 (6%)
  • May2 (4%)
  • June5 (10%)
  • July5 (10%)
  • August6 (12%)
  • September5 (10%)
  • October5 (10%)
  • November5 (10%)
  • December3 (6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight33 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A6186 crashes

On the A6186, 84% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 74% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (84%)
  • 40 mph8 (16%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds44 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (10%)
  • Other1 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry37 (74%)
  • Wet or damp12 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45 (90%)
  • Roundabout5 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A6186 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the A6186, followed by pedestrians (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant46 (60%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (12%)
  • Cyclist5 (6.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (1.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car69 (76%)
  • Motorcycle9 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.2%)
  • Minibus1 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2011 (14%)
  • 21 to 258 (10%)
  • 26 to 3512 (16%)
  • 36 to 4516 (21%)
  • 46 to 559 (12%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (10%)
  • Over 752 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider45 (58%)
  • Passenger21 (27%)
  • Pedestrian11 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A6186

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A6186

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A6186 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A6186 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has the most, with 46, followed by Salford (3).

Collisions on the A6186 in each area, 1982 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield4670111
2ndSalford3600

A6186 crashes by town

Of the 50 collisions on the A6186, 25 were in the built-up area of Wakefield.

Recent crashes on the A6186

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A6186, from 28 September 2013 to 2 February 2025.

Severity