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Kirklees road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,432 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1987, and 1,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 30 were fatal and 322 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (1,430), and casualties rose from 1,815.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,432
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,852
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
30
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
322
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1987

2.1% of collisions in Kirklees in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal302.1%
  • Serious32222%
  • Slight1,08075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal311.7%
  • Serious36019%
  • Slight1,46179%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,432, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (13%)
  • Tuesday196 (14%)
  • Wednesday173 (12%)
  • Thursday214 (15%)
  • Friday268 (19%)
  • Saturday229 (16%)
  • Sunday173 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59239 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59364 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59243 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.5%)
  • February99 (6.9%)
  • March100 (7%)
  • April109 (7.6%)
  • May111 (7.8%)
  • June123 (8.6%)
  • July127 (8.9%)
  • August106 (7.4%)
  • September129 (9%)
  • October140 (9.8%)
  • November152 (11%)
  • December128 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight962 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit450 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,133 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry787 (55%)
  • Wet or damp612 (43%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.4%)
  • Snow11 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,109 (77%)
  • 40 mph128 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph144 (10%)
  • 70 mph50 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,193 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (48%)
  • Pedestrian429 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist279 (15%)
  • Cyclist97 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant56 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10118 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15141 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20420 (23%)
  • 21 to 25295 (16%)
  • 26 to 35278 (15%)
  • 36 to 45207 (11%)
  • 46 to 55129 (7%)
  • 56 to 6589 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.5%)
  • Over 7546 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider909 (49%)
  • Passenger514 (28%)
  • Pedestrian429 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,678 (71%)
  • Motorcycle279 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (4%)
  • Bus or coach87 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 26th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1987

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1987: 157, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62157210336
2ndA6297398216
3rdA6387294314
4thA616486309
5thM624474210
6thA6444250010
7thA6404149110
8thA652394309
9thA6413845111
10thA643243416
11thA635213904
12thA642182708
13thA58172003
14thA6024172103
15thB6117172613
16thA636152504
17thB6116121724
18thB6107111202
19thB6108111503
20thB6432111303

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1987

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1987: 527.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1987

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1987: 238.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years