Featherstone (Wakefield) road traffic accidents
Featherstone (Wakefield) recorded 500 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 709 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 101 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 71% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 101
- Casualties
- 709
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 101
- Casualties
- 709
Collisions by Year
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Roads in Featherstone (Wakefield)
Postcode districts in Featherstone (Wakefield)
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Accidents in Featherstone (Wakefield)
Road collision statistics for Featherstone (Wakefield)
Collisions recorded
500
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
709
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
101
20.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Featherstone (Wakefield)
Collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.2% of the total), with 30% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.8% of recorded collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) have produced 709 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.2% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 49 collisions, Monday 81 collisions, Tuesday 66 collisions, Wednesday 65 collisions, Thursday 82 collisions, Friday 86 collisions, Saturday 71 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 350 collisions, Darkness 150 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 484 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 473 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 416 collisions, Raining no high winds 54 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 401 casualties, Passenger 179 casualties, Pedestrian 129 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Featherstone (Wakefield)
How many road accidents have there been in Featherstone (Wakefield)?
500 collisions have been recorded in Featherstone (Wakefield) in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 709 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 101 were serious — 20.8% of all recorded collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Featherstone (Wakefield)?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield), accounting for 17.2% of them, and 30% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) happen on?
96.8% of collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield)?
Pedestrians make up 18.2% of the 709 casualties recorded in Featherstone (Wakefield).
Is road safety in Featherstone (Wakefield) getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Featherstone (Wakefield) rose 71% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Featherstone (Wakefield) come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Featherstone (Wakefield) cover 1999 to 2025.