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Wakefield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,149 road traffic collisions in Wakefield from 1979 to 2025, and 15,815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 156 were fatal and 2,337 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 161 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (179).

Collisions since 1979
12,149
98th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
15,815
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
156
158 people killed
Serious collisions
2,337
2,575 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
161
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
201
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wakefield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1561.3%
  • Serious2,33719%
  • Slight9,65679%

What the data shows

  • Wakefield had 1,478 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 2,092 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Wakefield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,521 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wakefield, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Wakefield.

Where Wakefield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
98th
Most casualties
95th
Most fatal collisions
79th
Most serious collisions
88th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,723 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,640 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,718 (14%)
  • Thursday1,870 (15%)
  • Friday2,156 (18%)
  • Saturday1,721 (14%)
  • Sunday1,321 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,665 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,200 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown226 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,401 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway1,797 (15%)
  • Roundabout662 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road210 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded79 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph113 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph11,194 (92%)
  • 40 mph632 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph108 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,204 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,350 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds171 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds104 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds71 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist40 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.1%)
  • Other132 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded65 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant8,013 (51%)
  • Pedestrian3,279 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,753 (11%)
  • Cyclist1,263 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant934 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant215 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant160 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)79 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant45 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wakefield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wakefield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wakefield peaked at 353 in 1988; 2025 had 161.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 161
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025161201
2024179203
2023173202
2022156184
2021126146
202099117
2019111135
2018153196
2017159194
2016161212
2015184235
2014182237
2013172241
2012190268
2011181250
2010225325
2009229316
2008233316
2007250344
2006246328
2005258384
2004284439
2003272408
2002297430
2001301415
2000323451
1999333466
1998318430
1997315461
1996342437
1995339434
1994307389
1993335432
1992344435
1991319391
1990334429
1989340422
1988353429
1987322382
1986338434
1985311385
1984317376
1983318380
1982338408
1981309383
1980307364
1979305371

Map of recent crashes in Wakefield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wakefield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wakefield

The 24 most recent collisions in Wakefield happened between 7 November and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wakefield

The A638 has the most collisions in Wakefield, 2,142 of 12,149 (18%), followed by the A61 (2,079).

Collisions in Wakefield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6382,1422,93125382
2ndA612,0792,87428388
3rdA6421,3511,83325292
4thA6364255301083
5thA6503434491253
6thB6475207269341
7thB6389112141021
8thB63786183014
9thB6132466507
10thB61243640011
11thA6186253915
12thM1152412
13thB6186111701
14thA619491004
15thB64447800
16thA644701
17thA6283301
18thA6453401
19thB61353501

Council areas covering Wakefield

Collisions in Wakefield were recorded in 2 council areas. Wakefield has 12,113 of 12,149 (99.7%).

Collisions in Wakefield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWakefield12,11315,7741542,327
2ndLeeds333828

Postcode districts in Wakefield

Collisions in Wakefield were recorded in 6 postcode districts, led by WF1 (6,381) and WF2 (5,060).