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Pontefract road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,348 road traffic collisions in Pontefract, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 531 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,348
304th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,412
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
37 people killed
Serious collisions
531
586 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
58
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Pontefract

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal331%
  • Serious53116%
  • Slight2,78483%

What the data shows

  • Pontefract had 427 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 529 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Pontefract were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 722 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pontefract, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Pontefract.

Where Pontefract ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
304th
Most casualties
293rd
Most fatal collisions
310th
Most serious collisions
323rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday458 (14%)
  • Tuesday449 (13%)
  • Wednesday542 (16%)
  • Thursday479 (14%)
  • Friday567 (17%)
  • Saturday501 (15%)
  • Sunday352 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,412 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit849 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,800 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway362 (11%)
  • Roundabout114 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (1%)
  • 30 mph3,133 (94%)
  • 40 mph126 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph50 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,835 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds350 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,349 (53%)
  • Pedestrian924 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist531 (12%)
  • Cyclist310 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant168 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant43 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pontefract road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pontefract, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pontefract peaked at 104 in 1985; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254658
20244553
20235663
20225166
20213340
20203043
20193447
20184053
20174453
20164858
20155366
20144372
20134153
20125788
20114657
20105067
20094768
20086086
200770101
20066278
20055786
200494146
200389122
200299147
200186121
200082113
199985123
199895126
199793136
199690131
199585113
199499132
199390125
199297123
199193115
199089104
198985107
198889111
198798114
19867787
1985104117
198481104
19838497
198297128
198195117
198089104
19797093

Map of recent crashes in Pontefract

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pontefract

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pontefract

The 24 most recent collisions in Pontefract happened between 7 June and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pontefract

The A645 has the most collisions in Pontefract, 859 of 3,348 (26%), followed by the A639 (585).

Collisions in Pontefract on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6458591,18813142
2ndA639585816664
3rdA6286091013
4thB6134405408
5thA6383400
6thB61203600

Council areas covering Pontefract

Collisions in Pontefract were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has 3,344 of 3,348 (99.9%).

Collisions in Pontefract by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield3,3444,40733530
2ndNorth Yorkshire3401

Postcode districts in Pontefract

Collisions in Pontefract were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by WF8 (3,337) and WF11 (11).