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B6421 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 collisions on the B6421 from 1979 to 2025, with 776 casualties. Of those crashes, 12 were fatal and 110 serious, and 12 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B6421, down 33% from 6 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
557
1,801st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
776
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Serious collisions
110
130 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 33% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B6421

On the B6421, 2.2% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious11020%
  • Slight43578%

Where the B6421 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,801st
Most casualties
1,774th
Most fatal collisions
1,505th
Most serious collisions
1,755th

B6421 accidents by year

Collisions on the B6421 peaked at 24 in 1994 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B6421, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202546
202466
202367
2022918
202149
202000
2019713
201833
201744
2016610
201558
201457
201333
20121120
201199
20101316
20091827
20081214
2007811
2006811
20051216
20041733
20031524
20021623
20011418
20001518
19991318
19981932
19971423
19961317
19951015
19942433
199378
19922435
19911416
19902023
19892434
19881521
19871215
19861217
198589
1984911
19831318
19821819
19812332
19801516
19792030

When crashes happen on the B6421

Friday has the most collisions on the B6421 (104), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (154).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday104 (19%)
  • Saturday89 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am16 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am10 (1.8%)
  • 6am to 9am52 (9.3%)
  • 9am to noon67 (12%)
  • Noon to 3pm97 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm154 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm102 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight59 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9%)
  • February42 (7.5%)
  • March46 (8.3%)
  • April41 (7.4%)
  • May41 (7.4%)
  • June42 (7.5%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August32 (5.7%)
  • September52 (9.3%)
  • October47 (8.4%)
  • November53 (9.5%)
  • December55 (9.9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight380 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B6421 crashes

On the B6421, 80% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph443 (80%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (19%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds464 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (64%)
  • Wet or damp175 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B6421 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the B6421, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (56%)
  • Pedestrian131 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (15%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car686 (73%)
  • Motorcycle123 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20184 (24%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 4594 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (57%)
  • Passenger203 (26%)
  • Pedestrian131 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B6421

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B6421

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B6421 crashes by council area

Of the 557 collisions on the B6421, 555 were in Wakefield.

Collisions on the B6421 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield55577412110

B6421 crashes by town

Collisions on the B6421 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Featherstone, Wakefield (339) and Castleford (49).

Recent crashes on the B6421

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B6421, from 14 January 2022 to 31 December 2025.

Severity