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Kirklees road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,389 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1994, and 1,878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1993 (1,342), and casualties rose from 1,797.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,389
Up 4% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,878
Up 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1994

1.2% of collisions in Kirklees in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious21916%
  • Slight1,15483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious25514%
  • Slight1,60686%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,389, up 4% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (13%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday194 (14%)
  • Friday229 (16%)
  • Saturday221 (16%)
  • Sunday168 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59352 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (7.3%)
  • February100 (7.2%)
  • March113 (8.1%)
  • April103 (7.4%)
  • May118 (8.5%)
  • June114 (8.2%)
  • July108 (7.8%)
  • August114 (8.2%)
  • September111 (8%)
  • October142 (10%)
  • November128 (9.2%)
  • December137 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight971 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit398 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,079 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry765 (55%)
  • Wet or damp592 (43%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.4%)
  • Snow13 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,055 (76%)
  • 40 mph105 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph130 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph79 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,085 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (16%)
  • Roundabout58 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,162 (62%)
  • Pedestrian353 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist102 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10119 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20280 (15%)
  • 21 to 25284 (15%)
  • 26 to 35369 (20%)
  • 36 to 45216 (12%)
  • 46 to 55167 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7598 (5.2%)
  • Over 7554 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider985 (52%)
  • Passenger540 (29%)
  • Pedestrian353 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,889 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle106 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach66 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 25th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1994

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1994: 135, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62135182119
2ndA63893124211
3rdA6298010526
4thM627711508
5thA6164674015
6thA644313607
7thA6353039112
8thA640294212
9thA652284203
10thA643253525
11thB6117232811
12thA641223612
13thA653193603
14thB6123192701
15thA642183003
16thA58172501
17thA651151705
18thB6108142203
19thM606142200
20thB6432121305

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1994

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1994: 490.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1994

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1994: 220.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years