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Kirklees road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,586 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1980, and 2,051 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 403 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1979 (1,478), and casualties rose from 1,883.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,586
Up 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,051
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
54
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
403
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1980

3.4% of collisions in Kirklees in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal543.4%
  • Serious40325%
  • Slight1,12971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal562.7%
  • Serious47223%
  • Slight1,52374%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,586, up 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (13%)
  • Tuesday205 (13%)
  • Wednesday231 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (13%)
  • Friday282 (18%)
  • Saturday260 (16%)
  • Sunday196 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59262 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59392 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59237 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59251 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (7.6%)
  • February112 (7.1%)
  • March117 (7.4%)
  • April108 (6.8%)
  • May130 (8.2%)
  • June124 (7.8%)
  • July141 (8.9%)
  • August138 (8.7%)
  • September158 (10%)
  • October158 (10%)
  • November133 (8.4%)
  • December146 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,040 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit509 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,222 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry931 (59%)
  • Wet or damp596 (38%)
  • Frost or ice43 (2.7%)
  • Snow14 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,255 (79%)
  • 40 mph115 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph124 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph77 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,317 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (12%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant830 (40%)
  • Pedestrian513 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist435 (21%)
  • Cyclist122 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 578 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10163 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15146 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20538 (26%)
  • 21 to 25285 (14%)
  • 26 to 35285 (14%)
  • 36 to 45157 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 55140 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65110 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 75102 (5%)
  • Over 7547 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,012 (49%)
  • Passenger526 (26%)
  • Pedestrian513 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,531 (62%)
  • Motorcycle456 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach91 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 24th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1980

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1980: 157, including 7 fatal and 47 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62157218747
2ndA62985107124
3rdA6386886116
4thA6446379413
5thM625386118
6thA6404872015
7thA652414726
8thA6163846212
9thB6117384619
10thA641273717
11thA643274225
12thA653232604
13thB6123212805
14thA642202616
15thA635192834
16thA649172333
17thA636162932
18thA651151714
19thB6107151907
20thA58132005

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1980

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1980: 597.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1980

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1980: 239.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1980, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years