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A638 road traffic accidents

12,737 collisions recorded
1979 to 2025

The A638 appears in 12,737 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1979 and 2025, involving 18,314 casualties. Of these collisions, 263 were fatal and 2,188 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 11% on 2024.

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All Severities Fatal Serious Slight
Fatal
263
Serious
2,188
Casualties
18,314
2025 133
2024 120
2023 122
2022 116
2021 98
2020 95
2019 111
2018 157
2017 133
2016 169
2015 167
2014 177
2013 167
2012 231
2011 213
2010 234
2009 241
2008 280
2007 287
2006 298
2005 319
2004 318
2003 286
2002 313
2001 349
2000 349
1999 331
1998 351
1997 329
1996 338
1995 366
1994 330
1993 371
1992 353
1991 349
1990 326
1989 387
1988 364
1987 318
1986 362
1985 323
1984 349
1983 315
1982 369
1981 334
1980 355
1979 334

Wakefield

2,431 recorded here

Doncaster

2,345 recorded here

Kirklees

1,929 recorded here

Worksop

722 recorded here

Bradford

83 recorded here

Barnsley

8 recorded here

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Wakefield

1,003 recorded along the A638

Doncaster

790 recorded along the A638

Dewsbury

786 recorded along the A638

Retford

286 recorded along the A638

Cleckheaton

226 recorded along the A638

Heckmondwike

217 recorded along the A638

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Recent Accidents

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Accident 2012130194604

Slight
53.7284, -1.7150
2 vehicles 2 casualties
CITROEN XSARA VAUXHALL CORSA
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Accident 201214A061412

Slight
53.5788, -1.2161
2 vehicles 3 casualties
KIA RIO PEUGEOT 308
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Accident 201214A059712

Slight
53.5419, -1.1701
2 vehicles 1 casualty
BMW 5 SERIES KAWASAKI Model Missing
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Accident 2012130187792

Slight
53.7078, -1.6776
2 vehicles 1 casualty
Car Car
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Accident 2012130186840

Slight
53.7186, -1.7017
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 206 VAUXHALL ASTRA (2y)
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Accident 2012130184573

Slight
53.6927, -1.5926
1 vehicle 1 casualty
MINI ONE
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Accident 2012130185198

Slight
53.6252, -1.3147
3 vehicles 2 casualties
NISSAN QASHQAI (1y) SKODA FABIA RENAULT TRAFIC
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Accident 201214A060912

Serious
53.5151, -1.0954
2 vehicles 1 casualty
NISSAN MICRA FORD FOCUS
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Accident 201214A063812

Slight
53.4884, -1.0524
2 vehicles 2 casualties
PEUGEOT 206 PEUGEOT 306
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Accident 2012130182266

Slight
53.6636, -1.4314
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA TRIUMPH TIGER
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Accident 2012130185464

Slight
53.7070, -1.6741
1 vehicle 1 casualty
Car
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Accident 201214A058512

Serious
53.4781, -1.0398
2 vehicles 4 casualties
KIA SORENTO VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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Accident 2012130176406

Slight
53.6868, -1.5710
1 vehicle 1 casualty
GILERA COUGAR
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Accident 201214A054512

Slight
53.5574, -1.1815
4 vehicles 4 casualties
FORD MONDEO FORD FIESTA SEAT LEON KIA SEDONA
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Accident 201214A054412

Slight
53.5768, -1.2083
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD Model Missing Car
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Accident 201231B085512

Slight
53.3259, -0.9512
3 vehicles 3 casualties
VAUXHALL VECTRA VOLVO XC90 (1y) CITROEN C4 (4y)
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Accident 201231B088812

Slight
53.3535, -1.0063
2 vehicles 2 casualties
RENAULT MEGANE (2y) MG TF
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Accident 201214A052412

Slight
53.5174, -1.1008
2 vehicles 1 casualty
VAUXHALL ASTRA SUZUKI GSF 600
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Accident 201214A052512

Slight
53.5274, -1.1422
2 vehicles 3 casualties
MAN Model Missing PEUGEOT 207 (3y)
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Accident 2012130156846

Slight
53.6602, -1.4233
2 vehicles 1 casualty
FORD MONDEO (1y) FORD TRANSIT CONNECT
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