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Kirklees road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,430 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1992, and 1,878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1991 (1,406), and casualties rose from 1,820.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,430
Up 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,878
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
21
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1992

1.5% of collisions in Kirklees in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.5%
  • Serious24917%
  • Slight1,16081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.4%
  • Serious27415%
  • Slight1,57784%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,430, up 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (15%)
  • Tuesday183 (13%)
  • Wednesday206 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (16%)
  • Friday270 (19%)
  • Saturday187 (13%)
  • Sunday143 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59352 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59260 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8%)
  • February101 (7.1%)
  • March117 (8.2%)
  • April109 (7.6%)
  • May121 (8.5%)
  • June98 (6.9%)
  • July118 (8.3%)
  • August127 (8.9%)
  • September131 (9.2%)
  • October133 (9.3%)
  • November135 (9.4%)
  • December126 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,016 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit383 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,135 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry781 (55%)
  • Wet or damp626 (44%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,096 (77%)
  • 40 mph122 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph144 (10%)
  • 70 mph62 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,116 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway243 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout29 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,052 (56%)
  • Pedestrian405 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (8%)
  • Cyclist118 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant63 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 584 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 10134 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15139 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20310 (17%)
  • 21 to 25268 (14%)
  • 26 to 35351 (19%)
  • 36 to 45226 (12%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8%)
  • 56 to 6599 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.3%)
  • Over 7554 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider973 (52%)
  • Passenger500 (27%)
  • Pedestrian405 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,901 (76%)
  • Motorcycle153 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes102 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach65 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 23rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1992

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1992: 165, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62165223333
2ndA638116154413
3rdA6297399113
4thM624983011
5thA6524664110
6thA640415607
7thA616384707
8thA641303713
9thA642304326
10thA635273716
11thA644274005
12thB6117273503
13thA643222907
14thA6024172026
15thA651172301
16thB6107152101
17thA649141503
18thA58131602
19thA653121701
20thA636102111

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1992

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1992: 465.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1992

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1992: 212.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1992, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years