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Fitzwilliam and Kinsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
466
1,212th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
641
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
10 people killed
Serious collisions
106
117 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10623%
  • Slight35175%

What the data shows

  • Fitzwilliam and Kinsley had 53 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 81 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 141 children under 16 were killed or injured in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley.

Where Fitzwilliam and Kinsley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,212th
Most casualties
1,153rd
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,108th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday79 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph420 (90%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph26 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant339 (53%)
  • Pedestrian141 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (12%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Fitzwilliam and Kinsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley peaked at 18 in 1989; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202469
202379
202246
202133
202011
2019810
2018712
201711
20161012
201557
2014712
201388
201258
20111012
20101017
2009923
200856
20071221
20061017
20051722
20041518
20031219
20021318
2001910
20001415
19991011
1998812
19971522
19961119
19951022
19941722
19931315
19921017
19911314
19901012
19891829
19881521
19871216
19861011
19851519
19841415
19831113
19821316
19811214
198079
197989

Map of recent crashes in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

The 24 most recent collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley happened between 2 December 2021 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

The B6273 has the most collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley, 336 of 466 (72%), followed by the B6428 (20).

Collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6273336469881
2ndB6428203604
3rdB64223301

Council area for Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

Fitzwilliam and Kinsley is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Fitzwilliam and Kinsley accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Fitzwilliam and Kinsley

All 466 collisions in Fitzwilliam and Kinsley were in the WF9 postcode district.