Crap Towns / Knottingley / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Knottingley?
There were 6.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Knottingley from 2021 to 2025, 2.5 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 8.4, down from 9.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 8.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Knottingley | – | 6.1 |
| Pontefract | 3.9 km | 4.4 |
| Featherstone | 7.5 km | 4.3 |
| Castleford | 6.0 km | 3.5 |
| Normanton | 10.5 km | 3.5 |
| Askern | 11.7 km | 3.3 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 10.0 km | 2.7 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 8.9 km | 2.6 |
| Kippax | 10.9 km | 2.3 |
| Allerton Bywater | 10.8 km | 2.0 |
| Upton | 9.7 km | 1.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |