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B6389 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 112 collisions on the B6389 from 1979 to 2025, with 141 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B6389, down 75% from 4 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
112
3,920th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
141
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
21
23 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024

Crash severity on the B6389

None of the 112 collisions on the B6389 were fatal, and 19% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2119%
  • Slight9181%

Where the B6389 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,920th
Most casualties
3,991st
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,992nd

B6389 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6389 peaked at 7 in 1990 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6389, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202444
202300
202222
202111
202011
201911
201811
201700
201613
201522
201400
201300
201222
201133
201033
200911
200811
200722
200611
200500
200447
200322
200223
200155
200037
199933
199800
199737
199645
199544
199422
199322
199255
199111
1990710
198933
198833
198734
198634
198557
198433
198355
198257
198147
198035
197911

When crashes happen on the B6389

Friday has the most collisions on the B6389 (24), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (39).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday21 (19%)
  • Thursday11 (9.8%)
  • Friday24 (21%)
  • Saturday10 (8.9%)
  • Sunday15 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (2.7%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (8%)
  • 9am to noon10 (8.9%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm39 (35%)
  • 6pm to 9pm23 (21%)
  • 9pm to midnight13 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.8%)
  • February9 (8%)
  • March9 (8%)
  • April12 (11%)
  • May12 (11%)
  • June9 (8%)
  • July8 (7.1%)
  • August8 (7.1%)
  • September7 (6.3%)
  • October5 (4.5%)
  • November15 (13%)
  • December7 (6.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight73 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (35%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6389 crashes

On the B6389, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 81% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph104 (93%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds104 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (81%)
  • Wet or damp20 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6389 crashes

Car occupants make up 41% of the people killed or injured on the B6389, followed by pedestrians (32%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant58 (41%)
  • Pedestrian45 (32%)
  • Cyclist18 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (7.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (15%)
  • 11 to 1514 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 2026 (18%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3526 (18%)
  • 36 to 4511 (7.8%)
  • 46 to 5511 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.3%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider65 (46%)
  • Pedestrian45 (32%)
  • Passenger31 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6389

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6389

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6389 crashes by council area

All 112 collisions on the B6389 were in Wakefield.

Collisions on the B6389 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield112141021

B6389 crashes by town

Of the 112 collisions on the B6389, 112 were in the built-up area of Wakefield.

Recent crashes on the B6389

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6389, from 15 October 2007 to 26 June 2025.

Severity