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Kirklees road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,560 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1981, and 1,987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 395 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1980 (1,586), and casualties fell from 2,051.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,560
Down 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,987
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
46
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
395
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1981

2.9% of collisions in Kirklees in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462.9%
  • Serious39525%
  • Slight1,11972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal462.3%
  • Serious46423%
  • Slight1,47774%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,560, down 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (13%)
  • Tuesday215 (14%)
  • Wednesday212 (14%)
  • Thursday247 (16%)
  • Friday261 (17%)
  • Saturday234 (15%)
  • Sunday185 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59267 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59398 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59246 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59229 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (6.8%)
  • February106 (6.8%)
  • March124 (7.9%)
  • April120 (7.7%)
  • May124 (7.9%)
  • June153 (9.8%)
  • July129 (8.3%)
  • August130 (8.3%)
  • September148 (9.5%)
  • October135 (8.7%)
  • November163 (10%)
  • December122 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,073 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit463 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,264 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry950 (61%)
  • Wet or damp519 (33%)
  • Frost or ice50 (3.2%)
  • Snow39 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,241 (80%)
  • 40 mph105 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph72 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,307 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (13%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant767 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist493 (25%)
  • Pedestrian460 (23%)
  • Cyclist118 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant59 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (4%)
  • 6 to 10136 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15141 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20542 (27%)
  • 21 to 25267 (13%)
  • 26 to 35299 (15%)
  • 36 to 45165 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 55142 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65119 (6%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.2%)
  • Over 7533 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,040 (52%)
  • Passenger487 (25%)
  • Pedestrian460 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,492 (61%)
  • Motorcycle503 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach81 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 25th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1981

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1981: 194, including 7 fatal and 52 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62194258752
2ndA63881105218
3rdA6296992217
4thA644556819
5thA6404557210
6thM624573513
7thA652354108
8thA641344807
9thA616334526
10thA6433341110
11thB6117303609
12thA6422436110
13thA6352328111
14thA58192104
15thA651182414
16thA653171805
17thA6024141703
18thB6123141903
19thA636131405
20thB6116121211

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1981

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1981: 552.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1981

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1981: 228.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1981, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years