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Havercroft and Ryhill road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
250
1,735th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
299
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
64
69 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Havercroft and Ryhill

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious6426%
  • Slight18172%

What the data shows

  • Havercroft and Ryhill had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 48% fewer than the 46 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 82 children under 16 were killed or injured in Havercroft and Ryhill, 27% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill.

Where Havercroft and Ryhill ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,735th
Most casualties
1,813th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,515th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday46 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight176 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway244 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph236 (94%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds213 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant108 (36%)
  • Pedestrian95 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Havercroft and Ryhill road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havercroft and Ryhill, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill peaked at 11 in 1991; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202444
202333
202222
202122
202000
201923
201824
201745
201623
201567
201411
201345
201279
201166
201011
200934
200856
200779
200668
200511
200457
200368
200266
200134
200056
1999810
199889
199767
19961011
199577
199444
1993711
199222
19911116
199089
198955
19881011
1987710
198689
198568
198478
198399
19821010
198169
198089
197978

Map of recent crashes in Havercroft and Ryhill

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Havercroft and Ryhill

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Havercroft and Ryhill

The 24 most recent collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill happened between 4 March 2016 and 19 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Havercroft and Ryhill

Of the 250 collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill, 119 were on the B6428.

Collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6428119144531

Council area for Havercroft and Ryhill

Havercroft and Ryhill is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Havercroft and Ryhill accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Havercroft and Ryhill

All 250 collisions in Havercroft and Ryhill were in the WF4 postcode district.