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Castleford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,491 road traffic collisions in Castleford, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 785 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (59).

Collisions since 1979
4,491
231st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,742
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
51 people killed
Serious collisions
785
855 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Castleford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.1%
  • Serious78517%
  • Slight3,65681%

What the data shows

  • Castleford had 548 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 851 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Castleford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,062 children under 16 were killed or injured in Castleford, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Castleford.

Where Castleford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
231st
Most casualties
230th
Most fatal collisions
221st
Most serious collisions
233rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday635 (14%)
  • Tuesday613 (14%)
  • Wednesday654 (15%)
  • Thursday688 (15%)
  • Friday784 (17%)
  • Saturday637 (14%)
  • Sunday480 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,180 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,218 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,843 (86%)
  • Roundabout366 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (1%)
  • 30 mph4,123 (92%)
  • 40 mph177 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph109 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph34 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,824 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds445 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds68 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,677 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,245 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist905 (16%)
  • Cyclist509 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant189 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant83 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Castleford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Castleford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Castleford peaked at 171 in 1980; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254962
20245967
20235976
20226880
20214453
20204752
20194250
20185467
20176586
20166179
20157189
201478101
20136272
201275108
201183120
201073115
2009106158
200894131
200793123
2006116150
2005106142
2004105139
2003112164
2002105149
200187128
200097131
199990118
1998128164
1997112148
1996134177
199593130
1994124175
1993106122
1992101127
1991114139
1990125148
1989110130
1988109131
198799112
1986122150
1985105124
1984115131
1983125156
1982144173
1981133157
1980171201
1979120137

Map of recent crashes in Castleford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Castleford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Castleford

The 24 most recent collisions in Castleford happened between 31 July and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Castleford

The A639 has the most collisions in Castleford, 753 of 4,491 (17%), followed by the A655 (542).

Collisions in Castleford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6397531,04510106
2ndA6555426606107
3rdA656457576387
4thB6136212281234
5thA6032160219237
6thB64214976211
7thM62395503
8thA6539384705

Council area for Castleford

Castleford is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Castleford accounts for 10% of them.

Postcode districts in Castleford

Collisions in Castleford were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WF10 (4,488) and WF6 (3).