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Middlestown and Overton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 130 road traffic collisions in Middlestown and Overton, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
130
2,473rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
166
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
39
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Middlestown and Overton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious3930%
  • Slight8868%

What the data shows

  • Middlestown and Overton had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 32% of collisions in Middlestown and Overton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 26 children under 16 were killed or injured in Middlestown and Overton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Middlestown and Overton.

Where Middlestown and Overton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,473rd
Most casualties
2,538th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday11 (8.5%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday13 (10%)
  • Friday37 (28%)
  • Saturday23 (18%)
  • Sunday17 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight94 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway124 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph112 (86%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph15 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (6.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant88 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (18%)
  • Pedestrian19 (11%)
  • Cyclist15 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Middlestown and Overton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Middlestown and Overton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Middlestown and Overton peaked at 9 in 1999; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202344
202244
202112
202000
201911
201824
201700
201611
201511
201411
201323
201222
201145
201045
200933
200823
2007610
200622
200548
200455
200322
200238
200145
200011
1999911
199834
199722
199613
199534
199433
199333
199211
199134
199023
198934
198855
198734
198633
198533
198422
198356
198245
198144
198035
197933

Map of recent crashes in Middlestown and Overton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Middlestown and Overton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Middlestown and Overton

The 24 most recent collisions in Middlestown and Overton happened between 24 August 2011 and 7 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Middlestown and Overton

Of the 130 collisions in Middlestown and Overton, 70 were on the A642.

Collisions in Middlestown and Overton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6427094322

Council area for Middlestown and Overton

Middlestown and Overton is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Middlestown and Overton accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Middlestown and Overton

All 130 collisions in Middlestown and Overton were in the WF4 postcode district.