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Holmfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Holmfield, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 551 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 85 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
437
1,253rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
551
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
85
89 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Holmfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight34178%

What the data shows

  • Holmfield had 49 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 67 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Holmfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 100 children under 16 were killed or injured in Holmfield, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Holmfield.

Where Holmfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,253rd
Most casualties
1,255th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
1,258th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (10%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph370 (85%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph37 (8.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant289 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (16%)
  • Pedestrian87 (16%)
  • Cyclist63 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Holmfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Holmfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Holmfield peaked at 19 in 1984; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
2024510
202359
202278
202133
202044
201955
201856
2017911
201644
201545
201467
201356
2012914
2011716
2010811
20091012
200846
2007710
2006715
200568
20041111
20031517
2002914
20011117
20001313
19991315
19981013
1997911
19961217
19951619
1994811
19931214
19921214
19911516
1990911
198988
19881015
19871520
1986910
19851111
19841926
19831416
19821111
19811922
19801515
1979912

Map of recent crashes in Holmfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Holmfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Holmfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Holmfield happened between 15 December 2020 and 3 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Holmfield

The B6136 has the most collisions in Holmfield, 225 of 437 (51%), followed by the A1 (27).

Collisions in Holmfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6136225292549
2ndA1273624
3rdA645101101
4thA1(M)91702
5thA1623500

Council areas covering Holmfield

Collisions in Holmfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has 431 of 437 (99%).

Collisions in Holmfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield4315441085
2ndNorth Yorkshire5610

Postcode districts in Holmfield

Collisions in Holmfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WF11 (433) and WF10 (4).