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Kirklees road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,584 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1982, and 2,012 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 385 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (1,560), and casualties rose from 1,987.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,584
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,012
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
32
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
385
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1982

2% of collisions in Kirklees in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322%
  • Serious38524%
  • Slight1,16774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.6%
  • Serious46823%
  • Slight1,51175%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,584, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday227 (14%)
  • Tuesday216 (14%)
  • Wednesday225 (14%)
  • Thursday247 (16%)
  • Friday277 (17%)
  • Saturday225 (14%)
  • Sunday167 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59423 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59209 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (6.6%)
  • February133 (8.4%)
  • March128 (8.1%)
  • April132 (8.3%)
  • May132 (8.3%)
  • June104 (6.6%)
  • July119 (7.5%)
  • August132 (8.3%)
  • September153 (9.7%)
  • October149 (9.4%)
  • November164 (10%)
  • December133 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,093 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit460 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,229 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry896 (57%)
  • Wet or damp630 (40%)
  • Frost or ice44 (2.8%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,265 (80%)
  • 40 mph110 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph125 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph76 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,304 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (13%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant801 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist465 (23%)
  • Pedestrian434 (22%)
  • Cyclist132 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10138 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15166 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20570 (28%)
  • 21 to 25273 (14%)
  • 26 to 35285 (14%)
  • 36 to 45173 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55115 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6596 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7592 (4.6%)
  • Over 7541 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,047 (52%)
  • Passenger531 (26%)
  • Pedestrian434 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,598 (62%)
  • Motorcycle459 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach116 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes106 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Kirklees

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kirklees ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 25th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1982

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1982: 142, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62142200337
2ndA62989111318
3rdA63882101323
4thA6446273310
5thM62518529
6thA6524857013
7thA6404760116
8thA6164357412
9thA6413040010
10thB6117283607
11thA643243505
12thA642233936
13thA635212706
14thA58192716
15thA6024182507
16thB6123182707
17thA653171902
18thB6409132521
19thA636121701
20thA649121402

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1982

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1982: 569.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1982

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1982: 218.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1982, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years