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Kirklees road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,454 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1985, and 1,927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 388 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1984 (1,536), and casualties rose from 1,904.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,454
Down 5% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,927
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
37
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
388
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1985

2.5% of collisions in Kirklees in 1985 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal372.5%
  • Serious38827%
  • Slight1,02971%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal382%
  • Serious45624%
  • Slight1,43374%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,454, down 5% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (13%)
  • Tuesday222 (15%)
  • Wednesday202 (14%)
  • Thursday212 (15%)
  • Friday236 (16%)
  • Saturday232 (16%)
  • Sunday165 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59235 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59349 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59237 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59223 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (7.2%)
  • February98 (6.7%)
  • March117 (8%)
  • April98 (6.7%)
  • May126 (8.7%)
  • June124 (8.5%)
  • July120 (8.3%)
  • August119 (8.2%)
  • September140 (9.6%)
  • October142 (9.8%)
  • November148 (10%)
  • December118 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight957 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit463 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,144 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry837 (58%)
  • Wet or damp558 (38%)
  • Frost or ice41 (2.8%)
  • Snow18 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,126 (77%)
  • 40 mph120 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph74 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,198 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant908 (47%)
  • Pedestrian445 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist345 (18%)
  • Cyclist84 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 590 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 10123 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15136 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20470 (24%)
  • 21 to 25264 (14%)
  • 26 to 35281 (15%)
  • 36 to 45188 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55128 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 65114 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7580 (4.2%)
  • Over 7553 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider925 (48%)
  • Passenger557 (29%)
  • Pedestrian445 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,642 (69%)
  • Motorcycle342 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes179 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 29th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1985

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1985: 148, including 4 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62148214439
2ndA62974111026
3rdM6272123311
4thA6386787116
5thA6445280119
6thA6524361113
7thA6404253015
8thA635324627
9thA616293627
10thB61172937210
11thA641273116
12thA643232715
13thA653193023
14thA6024172418
15thA58152003
16thB6108152504
17thA651141604
18thA6107131805
19thB6123131602
20thA636111705

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1985

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1985: 502.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1985

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1985: 206.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years