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Kirklees road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,406 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1991, and 1,820 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 262 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (1,535), and casualties fell from 1,991.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,406
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,820
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
18
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
262
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Kirklees in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious26219%
  • Slight1,12680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious29716%
  • Slight1,50483%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,406, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (13%)
  • Tuesday199 (14%)
  • Wednesday169 (12%)
  • Thursday210 (15%)
  • Friday282 (20%)
  • Saturday195 (14%)
  • Sunday168 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59161 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59259 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (8.3%)
  • February106 (7.5%)
  • March117 (8.3%)
  • April107 (7.6%)
  • May126 (9%)
  • June122 (8.7%)
  • July119 (8.5%)
  • August105 (7.5%)
  • September124 (8.8%)
  • October106 (7.5%)
  • November145 (10%)
  • December113 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight987 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit396 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,169 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry800 (57%)
  • Wet or damp558 (40%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2.2%)
  • Snow17 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,061 (75%)
  • 40 mph126 (9%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph144 (10%)
  • 70 mph62 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,161 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant997 (55%)
  • Pedestrian422 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist113 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 584 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 10116 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15110 (6%)
  • 16 to 20335 (18%)
  • 21 to 25254 (14%)
  • 26 to 35339 (19%)
  • 36 to 45203 (11%)
  • 46 to 55147 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65101 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.2%)
  • Over 7555 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider940 (52%)
  • Passenger458 (25%)
  • Pedestrian422 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,808 (75%)
  • Motorcycle165 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 27th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1991

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1991: 145, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62145198323
2ndA63895128215
3rdA6297294013
4thM62446307
5thA6524356112
6thA640415307
7thA616334618
8thA644293704
9thA58274217
10thA643263519
11thA641243113
12thB6117213004
13thA635202301
14thA636172805
15thA6024162204
16thA642161801
17thA649142203
18thB6409132004
19thA651121201
20thB6107121513

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1991

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1991: 450.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1991

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1991: 193.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years