Official DfT STATS19 Data
Wakefield Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Wakefield from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,889 collisions, ranked #45 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,889
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
41
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
818
Serious
hospital-level injuries
3,748
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 555 | 10 | 157 | 388 | 722 |
| 2024 | 589 | 9 | 178 | 402 | 754 |
| 2023 | 648 | 7 | 181 | 460 | 813 |
| 2022 | 614 | 10 | 161 | 443 | 826 |
| 2021 | 483 | 5 | 141 | 337 | 633 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Wakefield
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Wakefield on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Wakefield — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Wakefield?
Wakefield recorded 2,889 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 41 fatal and 818 serious collisions, with 3,748 total casualties. It ranks #45 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Wakefield accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.