Wombwell road traffic accidents
Wombwell recorded 665 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 836 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 107 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 107
- Casualties
- 836
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 107
- Casualties
- 836
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Wombwell
Roads in Wombwell
Postcode districts in Wombwell
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Wombwell
Road collision statistics for Wombwell
Collisions recorded
665
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
836
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
107
17% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Wombwell
Collisions in Wombwell are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.4% of the total), with 30.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.2% of recorded collisions in Wombwell happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Wombwell have produced 836 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.5% 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 79 collisions, Monday 97 collisions, Tuesday 78 collisions, Wednesday 101 collisions, Thursday 109 collisions, Friday 104 collisions, Saturday 97 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 462 collisions, Darkness 203 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 560 collisions, Roundabout 73 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 12 collisions, 30 mph 540 collisions, 40 mph 56 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 23 collisions, 70 mph 9 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 542 collisions, Raining no high winds 62 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 470 casualties, Passenger 203 casualties, Pedestrian 163 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Wombwell
How many road accidents have there been in Wombwell?
665 collisions have been recorded in Wombwell in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 836 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Wombwell were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 107 were serious — 17% of all recorded collisions in Wombwell resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Wombwell?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Wombwell, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 30.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Wombwell happen on?
84.2% of collisions in Wombwell are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Wombwell?
Pedestrians make up 19.5% of the 836 casualties recorded in Wombwell.
Is road safety in Wombwell getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Wombwell fell 40% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Wombwell 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 Wombwell cover 1999 to 2025.