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Kirklees road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,429 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1988, and 1,862 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 309 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1987 (1,432), and casualties rose from 1,852.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,429
Level with 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,862
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
21
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
309
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1988

1.5% of collisions in Kirklees in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious30922%
  • Slight1,09977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.2%
  • Serious35919%
  • Slight1,48079%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,429, level with 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (12%)
  • Wednesday177 (12%)
  • Thursday240 (17%)
  • Friday256 (18%)
  • Saturday222 (16%)
  • Sunday156 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59177 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59359 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59201 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January110 (7.7%)
  • February102 (7.1%)
  • March131 (9.2%)
  • April94 (6.6%)
  • May116 (8.1%)
  • June108 (7.6%)
  • July121 (8.5%)
  • August121 (8.5%)
  • September121 (8.5%)
  • October129 (9%)
  • November143 (10%)
  • December133 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight991 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit417 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,150 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry814 (57%)
  • Wet or damp582 (41%)
  • Frost or ice26 (1.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,114 (78%)
  • 40 mph132 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph122 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,168 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway208 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant921 (49%)
  • Pedestrian442 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist264 (14%)
  • Cyclist98 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10122 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15109 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20448 (24%)
  • 21 to 25251 (13%)
  • 26 to 35280 (15%)
  • 36 to 45197 (11%)
  • 46 to 55140 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.7%)
  • Over 7556 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider930 (50%)
  • Passenger490 (26%)
  • Pedestrian442 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,683 (71%)
  • Motorcycle256 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (4%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 28th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1988

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1988: 143, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62143191126
2ndA6387798019
3rdA6297097119
4thA6404677012
5thM62456919
6thA6444149212
7thA6163743010
8thA643375016
9thA652314114
10thA641274715
11thB6117242913
12thA58192314
13thA6024192404
14thA635172113
15thA651162113
16thB6107141706
17thA642132214
18thA636121602
19thA649111204
20thA653111603

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1988

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1988: 544.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1988

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1988: 221.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1988, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years