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Kirklees road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,457 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1989, and 1,837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (1,429), and casualties fell from 1,862.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,457
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,837
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1989

1.3% of collisions in Kirklees in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious26118%
  • Slight1,17781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious29116%
  • Slight1,52783%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,457, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (11%)
  • Wednesday206 (14%)
  • Thursday205 (14%)
  • Friday279 (19%)
  • Saturday195 (13%)
  • Sunday204 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59243 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59348 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59260 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59176 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January144 (9.9%)
  • February102 (7%)
  • March129 (8.9%)
  • April111 (7.6%)
  • May123 (8.4%)
  • June143 (9.8%)
  • July69 (4.7%)
  • August133 (9.1%)
  • September116 (8%)
  • October127 (8.7%)
  • November137 (9.4%)
  • December123 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,000 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit430 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,185 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry846 (58%)
  • Wet or damp596 (41%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.5%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,129 (77%)
  • 40 mph136 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph127 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,222 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant976 (53%)
  • Pedestrian404 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (13%)
  • Cyclist119 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 573 (4%)
  • 6 to 10123 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 15123 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20449 (24%)
  • 21 to 25289 (16%)
  • 26 to 35257 (14%)
  • 36 to 45217 (12%)
  • 46 to 55118 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6570 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7570 (3.8%)
  • Over 7548 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider942 (51%)
  • Passenger491 (27%)
  • Pedestrian404 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,839 (74%)
  • Motorcycle236 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach73 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 29th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1989

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1989: 148, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62148199136
2ndA63898120113
3rdA6297392211
4thM62527208
5thA644445809
6thA640384817
7thA6163551010
8thA652354414
9thB6117283705
10thA642263605
11thA635232919
12thA641222704
13thA643212903
14thA58152112
15thB6123152002
16thA651142211
17thA653142023
18thA6107121505
19thA636122116
20thB6108121904

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1989

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1989: 507.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1989

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1989: 199.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years