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Kirklees road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,342 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1993, and 1,797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (1,430), and casualties fell from 1,878.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,342
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,797
Down 4% on 1992
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Kirklees in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious21316%
  • Slight1,11283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious25114%
  • Slight1,52985%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,342, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (14%)
  • Tuesday186 (14%)
  • Wednesday200 (15%)
  • Thursday185 (14%)
  • Friday244 (18%)
  • Saturday187 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59250 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59321 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (8.8%)
  • February97 (7.2%)
  • March106 (7.9%)
  • April83 (6.2%)
  • May115 (8.6%)
  • June104 (7.7%)
  • July128 (9.5%)
  • August95 (7.1%)
  • September121 (9%)
  • October114 (8.5%)
  • November140 (10%)
  • December121 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight952 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,083 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry744 (55%)
  • Wet or damp562 (42%)
  • Frost or ice21 (1.6%)
  • Snow15 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph988 (74%)
  • 40 mph131 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph150 (11%)
  • 70 mph66 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,092 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (13%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,086 (60%)
  • Pedestrian357 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist105 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)32 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10108 (6%)
  • 11 to 15115 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20262 (15%)
  • 21 to 25312 (17%)
  • 26 to 35334 (19%)
  • 36 to 45214 (12%)
  • 46 to 55145 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65113 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.8%)
  • Over 7565 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider937 (52%)
  • Passenger503 (28%)
  • Pedestrian357 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,821 (78%)
  • Motorcycle112 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes104 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach68 (2.9%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 29th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1993

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1993: 132, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62132182217
2ndA638103137118
3rdA6298212039
4thM62578826
5thA640456416
6thA6164161110
7thA652394807
8thA644344616
9thA635263905
10thA641232701
11thA642212804
12thA643202606
13thA6024192812
14thB6117161902
15thA653142300
16thA636132203
17thB6108131701
18thA651121602
19thA649111601
20thB6116111612

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1993

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1993: 437.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1993

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1993: 175.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1993, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years