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Kirklees road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,454 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1983, and 1,832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 357 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (1,584), and casualties fell from 2,012.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,454
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,832
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
35
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
357
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Kirklees in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal352.4%
  • Serious35725%
  • Slight1,06273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372%
  • Serious42223%
  • Slight1,37375%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,454, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (16%)
  • Tuesday186 (13%)
  • Wednesday193 (13%)
  • Thursday202 (14%)
  • Friday238 (16%)
  • Saturday233 (16%)
  • Sunday171 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59392 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59211 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (8.7%)
  • February85 (5.8%)
  • March120 (8.3%)
  • April112 (7.7%)
  • May102 (7%)
  • June125 (8.6%)
  • July121 (8.3%)
  • August132 (9.1%)
  • September123 (8.5%)
  • October143 (9.8%)
  • November137 (9.4%)
  • December128 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,009 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit422 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,164 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other22 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry911 (63%)
  • Wet or damp498 (34%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2.1%)
  • Snow13 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,184 (81%)
  • 40 mph100 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph111 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph52 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,242 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (38%)
  • Pedestrian485 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist379 (21%)
  • Cyclist144 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 571 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10108 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15178 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20466 (25%)
  • 21 to 25228 (12%)
  • 26 to 35267 (15%)
  • 36 to 45185 (10%)
  • 46 to 55108 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6595 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7586 (4.7%)
  • Over 7540 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider901 (49%)
  • Pedestrian485 (26%)
  • Passenger446 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,408 (62%)
  • Motorcycle393 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle150 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach81 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 29th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1983

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1983: 131, including 5 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62131164535
2ndA62994137227
3rdA6387185115
4thA6445868012
5thA640465927
6thM62406037
7thA641354529
8thA6163343116
9thA652324227
10thA643242818
11thB61172428110
12thA642202607
13thA635192718
14thA653171901
15thA6024151706
16thA58141903
17thA636132302
18thA649132533
19thA651131801
20thB6123131408

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1983

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1983: 528.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1983

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1983: 214.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1983, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years