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Ossett road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,643 road traffic collisions in Ossett, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 341 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down 52% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,643
526th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,127
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
16 people killed
Serious collisions
341
387 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
Down 52% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
Down 59% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ossett

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious34121%
  • Slight1,28678%

What the data shows

  • Ossett had 197 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 250 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Ossett were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 368 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ossett, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Ossett.

Where Ossett ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
526th
Most casualties
512th
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
456th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (16%)
  • Tuesday247 (15%)
  • Wednesday224 (14%)
  • Thursday254 (15%)
  • Friday268 (16%)
  • Saturday240 (15%)
  • Sunday148 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,143 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit467 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,513 (92%)
  • Roundabout76 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,449 (88%)
  • 40 mph148 (9%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph15 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,400 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,070 (50%)
  • Pedestrian429 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist288 (14%)
  • Cyclist183 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant41 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ossett road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ossett, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ossett peaked at 64 in 1979; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
20242129
20233034
20221822
20211821
20201416
20192226
20182934
20172225
20161316
20151922
20141726
20131923
20122633
20113146
20102227
20092535
20083338
20073752
20062129
20054364
20043342
20035265
20022738
20014165
20003342
19994360
19983551
19974862
19964454
19953950
19945785
19934051
19924352
19914347
19904157
19893448
19885574
19874758
19864063
19854656
19845164
19833849
19825668
19814755
19805665
19796476

Map of recent crashes in Ossett

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ossett

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ossett

The 24 most recent collisions in Ossett happened between 5 July 2024 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ossett

The B6128 has the most collisions in Ossett, 426 of 1,643 (26%), followed by the B6129 (122).

Collisions in Ossett on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6128426616899
2ndB6129122177026
3rdA638105133015

Council areas covering Ossett

Collisions in Ossett were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has 1,635 of 1,643 (99.5%).

Collisions in Ossett by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield1,6352,11316341
2ndKirklees61200

Postcode districts in Ossett

Collisions in Ossett were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WF5 (1,638) and WF12 (5).