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Kirklees road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,430 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1986, and 1,815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 35 were fatal and 373 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (1,454), and casualties fell from 1,927.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,430
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,815
Down 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
35
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
373
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Kirklees in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal352.4%
  • Serious37326%
  • Slight1,02271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal372%
  • Serious43124%
  • Slight1,34774%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,430, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday224 (16%)
  • Tuesday199 (14%)
  • Wednesday174 (12%)
  • Thursday226 (16%)
  • Friday223 (16%)
  • Saturday216 (15%)
  • Sunday168 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59247 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59350 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59234 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (9.1%)
  • February113 (7.9%)
  • March119 (8.3%)
  • April94 (6.6%)
  • May133 (9.3%)
  • June108 (7.6%)
  • July111 (7.8%)
  • August116 (8.1%)
  • September107 (7.5%)
  • October135 (9.4%)
  • November123 (8.6%)
  • December141 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight978 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit419 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,124 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (57%)
  • Wet or damp559 (39%)
  • Frost or ice34 (2.4%)
  • Snow22 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,099 (77%)
  • 40 mph146 (10%)
  • 60 mph127 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,194 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant803 (44%)
  • Pedestrian426 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist378 (21%)
  • Cyclist98 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10126 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 15118 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20443 (24%)
  • 21 to 25290 (16%)
  • 26 to 35282 (16%)
  • 36 to 45177 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55116 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.5%)
  • Over 7549 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider940 (52%)
  • Passenger449 (25%)
  • Pedestrian426 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,641 (67%)
  • Motorcycle381 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes147 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach70 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 33rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1986

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1986: 142, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62142186429
2ndA63894117226
3rdA62990122226
4thA6446582215
5thM625298216
6thA6524248210
7thA641394904
8thA616333914
9thA6403336015
10thA635223109
11thA642212712
12thB6116202816
13thB6117192201
14thA643182404
15thA6024152216
16thB6107121715
17thB6123121215
18thA653111902
19thA58101713
20thA636101111

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1986

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1986: 501.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1986

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1986: 205.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1986, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years