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Pool-in-Wharfedale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 229 road traffic collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 318 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 51 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
229
1,809th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
318
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
51
61 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Pool-in-Wharfedale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious5122%
  • Slight17074%

What the data shows

  • Pool-in-Wharfedale had 27 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 36 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pool-in-Wharfedale, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale.

Where Pool-in-Wharfedale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,809th
Most casualties
1,741st
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,714th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday34 (15%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday32 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (14%)
  • Sunday32 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway226 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph173 (76%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph41 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant195 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (14%)
  • Pedestrian32 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pool-in-Wharfedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pool-in-Wharfedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale peaked at 12 in 1981; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202434
202333
202233
202122
202022
201935
201856
201700
201622
201566
201456
201367
201211
201134
201057
200923
200813
200756
200624
200500
200458
2003611
2002511
20011017
200057
1999711
1998911
199779
19961014
199558
199455
199345
199299
199167
199056
198946
198868
198756
198668
1985712
198412
198369
1982710
19811223
1980811
197966

Map of recent crashes in Pool-in-Wharfedale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pool-in-Wharfedale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pool-in-Wharfedale

The 24 most recent collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale happened between 10 April 2018 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pool-in-Wharfedale

The A658 has the most collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale, 154 of 229 (67%), followed by the A659 (67).

Collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA658154217636
2ndA6596793212

Council area for Pool-in-Wharfedale

Pool-in-Wharfedale is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Pool-in-Wharfedale accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Pool-in-Wharfedale

All 229 collisions in Pool-in-Wharfedale were in the LS21 postcode district.