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Knottingley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 996 road traffic collisions in Knottingley, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 215 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
996
754th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,341
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
215
246 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Knottingley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious21522%
  • Slight76577%

What the data shows

  • Knottingley had 118 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 153 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Knottingley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 284 children under 16 were killed or injured in Knottingley, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Knottingley.

Where Knottingley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
754th
Most casualties
715th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
677th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (15%)
  • Wednesday132 (13%)
  • Thursday155 (16%)
  • Friday194 (19%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway862 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph855 (86%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph90 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds832 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant720 (54%)
  • Pedestrian246 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (12%)
  • Cyclist114 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Knottingley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Knottingley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Knottingley peaked at 37 in 1997; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251517
20241420
20231318
2022710
20211820
2020611
201988
20181726
20171119
2016913
20151828
20141322
2013916
20121316
20111419
20101216
20091927
20081624
20072330
20061621
20052335
20042131
20031421
20021923
20012128
20002031
19992140
19983142
19973760
19962735
19953542
19943239
19933444
19921837
19913038
19902533
19892434
19882528
19872432
19861923
19852633
19842933
19833342
19823539
19813035
19803738
19793544

Map of recent crashes in Knottingley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Knottingley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Knottingley

The 24 most recent collisions in Knottingley happened between 19 April 2024 and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Knottingley

The A645 has the most collisions in Knottingley, 435 of 996 (44%), followed by the A1 (71).

Collisions in Knottingley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA645435628699
2ndA171115318
3rdA1(M)192801
4thA16271103
5thM625801
6thB61363302

Council area for Knottingley

Knottingley is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Knottingley accounts for 2.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Knottingley

Collisions in Knottingley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WF11 (991) and WF8 (5).