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South Elmsall road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,050 road traffic collisions in South Elmsall, Wakefield, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,341 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 221 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,050
727th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,341
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
20 people killed
Serious collisions
221
251 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for South Elmsall

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious22121%
  • Slight81077%

What the data shows

  • South Elmsall had 123 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in South Elmsall were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 309 children under 16 were killed or injured in South Elmsall, 23% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in South Elmsall.

Where South Elmsall ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
727th
Most casualties
715th
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
664th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (14%)
  • Friday187 (18%)
  • Saturday148 (14%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight756 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,010 (96%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph912 (87%)
  • 40 mph74 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph53 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds892 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant594 (44%)
  • Pedestrian380 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (12%)
  • Cyclist115 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

South Elmsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Elmsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in South Elmsall peaked at 42 in 1980; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251822
202467
20231214
20221516
202166
202078
20191213
20181722
20171322
20161720
20151114
20141216
20131927
20121212
20111220
20101925
20091523
20081418
20072124
20061722
20052138
20042735
20032028
20023354
20012839
20002535
19992334
19983951
19972533
19961725
19952022
19942831
19932126
19923844
19914146
19902133
19893540
19882222
19873440
19862834
19853036
19843134
19833440
19823038
19813643
19804253
19792636

Map of recent crashes in South Elmsall

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in South Elmsall

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in South Elmsall

The 24 most recent collisions in South Elmsall happened between 17 May 2024 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in South Elmsall

The B6422 has the most collisions in South Elmsall, 322 of 1,050 (31%), followed by the B6474 (134).

Collisions in South Elmsall on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6422322392773
2ndB6474134202027
3rdA6384363510

Council area for South Elmsall

South Elmsall is in Wakefield, where police recorded 44,869 collisions from 1979 to 2025. South Elmsall accounts for 2.3% of them.

Postcode district for South Elmsall

All 1,050 collisions in South Elmsall were in the WF9 postcode district.