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Kirklees road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,535 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1990, and 1,991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 318 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (1,457), and casualties rose from 1,837.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,535
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,991
Up 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
26
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
318
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1990

1.7% of collisions in Kirklees in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.7%
  • Serious31821%
  • Slight1,19178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.3%
  • Serious35818%
  • Slight1,60781%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,535, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (15%)
  • Tuesday211 (14%)
  • Wednesday208 (14%)
  • Thursday220 (14%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday236 (15%)
  • Sunday177 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59168 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59404 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59267 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59164 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (9.1%)
  • February102 (6.6%)
  • March105 (6.8%)
  • April130 (8.5%)
  • May116 (7.6%)
  • June115 (7.5%)
  • July138 (9%)
  • August146 (9.5%)
  • September114 (7.4%)
  • October148 (9.6%)
  • November151 (9.8%)
  • December131 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,028 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit470 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,218 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry896 (58%)
  • Wet or damp612 (40%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,200 (78%)
  • 40 mph107 (7%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph166 (11%)
  • 70 mph50 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,260 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,041 (52%)
  • Pedestrian481 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (12%)
  • Cyclist100 (5%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 577 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10123 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15154 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20417 (21%)
  • 21 to 25295 (15%)
  • 26 to 35322 (16%)
  • 36 to 45216 (11%)
  • 46 to 55153 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6580 (4%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.5%)
  • Over 7585 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider989 (50%)
  • Passenger521 (26%)
  • Pedestrian481 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,959 (76%)
  • Motorcycle237 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach70 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 27th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1990

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1990: 149, including 4 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62149208428
2ndA62977103114
3rdA6387690313
4thA6405878313
5thA6525169110
6thA635405517
7thA6414054012
8thA644354838
9thA643344208
10thM62345104
11thA616313917
12thB6117283505
13thA58242904
14thA642172103
15thA6024162102
16thB6107153202
17thB6123151803
18thA649141905
19thB6116141702
20thA636131605

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1990

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1990: 534.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1990

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1990: 225.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years