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Kirklees road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,478 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1979, and 1,883 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 342 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,248 collisions in Kirklees.

Collisions in 1979
1,478
Casualties in 1979
1,883
Fatal collisions
34
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
342
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1979

2.3% of collisions in Kirklees in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal342.3%
  • Serious34223%
  • Slight1,10275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious39121%
  • Slight1,45477%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,478.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025632805
2024605780
2023722898
2022733950
2021635842
2020464609
2019577759
2018678910
2017714970
20168021,127
20159441,332
20147911,109
20138731,215
20121,0131,456
20111,0011,461
20101,0881,614
20091,0951,698
20081,2081,789
20071,2991,924
20061,2851,939
20051,3262,003
20041,3442,022
20031,4822,233
20021,4522,231
20011,5422,384
20001,6112,352
19991,6542,305
19981,6722,452
19971,5252,174
19961,5342,234
19951,4451,970
19941,3891,878
19931,3421,797
19921,4301,878
19911,4061,820
19901,5351,991
19891,4571,837
19881,4291,862
19871,4321,852
19861,4301,815
19851,4541,927
19841,5361,904
19831,4541,832
19821,5842,012
19811,5601,987
19801,5862,051
19791,4781,883

When and where crashes happen in Kirklees in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (13%)
  • Tuesday204 (14%)
  • Wednesday178 (12%)
  • Thursday234 (16%)
  • Friday274 (19%)
  • Saturday231 (16%)
  • Sunday163 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59376 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59197 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59247 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (5.8%)
  • February76 (5.1%)
  • March118 (8%)
  • April122 (8.3%)
  • May143 (9.7%)
  • June101 (6.8%)
  • July135 (9.1%)
  • August130 (8.8%)
  • September123 (8.3%)
  • October138 (9.3%)
  • November148 (10%)
  • December158 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight984 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit460 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,168 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Other32 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry816 (55%)
  • Wet or damp555 (38%)
  • Frost or ice75 (5.1%)
  • Snow32 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,149 (78%)
  • 40 mph105 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (1%)
  • 60 mph98 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph111 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,237 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (11%)
  • Roundabout29 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant711 (38%)
  • Pedestrian481 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist384 (20%)
  • Cyclist99 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant68 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10134 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15143 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20454 (24%)
  • 21 to 25263 (14%)
  • 26 to 35277 (15%)
  • 36 to 45187 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55130 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65100 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7593 (4.9%)
  • Over 7538 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider916 (49%)
  • Passenger486 (26%)
  • Pedestrian481 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,377 (60%)
  • Motorcycle389 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes156 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes128 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach113 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Kirklees

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kirklees ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 30th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1979

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1979: 142, including 4 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62142211433
2ndA62983111124
3rdA6388393113
4thM625490215
5thA6444958115
6thA6404867212
7thA616384609
8thA652374816
9thA642304616
10thA641272907
11thA643273117
12thA635232909
13thB6117202612
14thA58192806
15thA649172507
16thB6108152013
17thA6024141704
18thB6107141813
19thB6409141903
20thB6116131502

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1979

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1979: 554.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1979

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1979: 223.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1979, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years