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Sharlston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 129 road traffic collisions in Sharlston, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 26 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
129
2,482nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
166
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
26
29 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sharlston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.3%
  • Serious2620%
  • Slight10078%

What the data shows

  • Sharlston had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 18 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Sharlston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 38 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sharlston, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Sharlston.

Where Sharlston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,482nd
Most casualties
2,538th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (20%)
  • Tuesday8 (6.2%)
  • Wednesday18 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (14%)
  • Friday19 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight90 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph116 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph8 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant67 (40%)
  • Pedestrian42 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (20%)
  • Cyclist16 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sharlston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sharlston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sharlston peaked at 10 in 1979; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202322
202211
202111
202011
201911
201800
201744
201611
201533
201445
201300
201224
201112
201011
200923
200811
200722
200623
200522
200400
200311
200247
200122
2000412
199912
199856
199711
199638
199557
199468
199322
199256
199144
199033
198911
198822
198766
198622
198555
198444
198346
198245
198147
198078
19791011

Map of recent crashes in Sharlston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sharlston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sharlston

The 24 most recent collisions in Sharlston happened between 19 October 2011 and 24 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sharlston

The A645 has the most collisions in Sharlston, 84 of 129 (65%), followed by the B6378 (3).

Collisions in Sharlston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64584115317
2ndB63783500

Council area for Sharlston

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

Postcode district for Sharlston

All 129 collisions in Sharlston were in the WF4 postcode district.