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Kirklees road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,445 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1995, and 1,970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 239 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1994 (1,389), and casualties rose from 1,878.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,445
Up 4% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,970
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
20
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
239
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1995

1.4% of collisions in Kirklees in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.4%
  • Serious23917%
  • Slight1,18682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201%
  • Serious25913%
  • Slight1,69186%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,445, up 4% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (12%)
  • Tuesday191 (13%)
  • Wednesday241 (17%)
  • Thursday217 (15%)
  • Friday263 (18%)
  • Saturday195 (13%)
  • Sunday159 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59250 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59356 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59267 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (8.8%)
  • February109 (7.5%)
  • March139 (9.6%)
  • April93 (6.4%)
  • May118 (8.2%)
  • June99 (6.9%)
  • July107 (7.4%)
  • August137 (9.5%)
  • September135 (9.3%)
  • October121 (8.4%)
  • November130 (9%)
  • December130 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,021 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit403 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,210 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry942 (65%)
  • Wet or damp456 (32%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.1%)
  • Snow16 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,110 (77%)
  • 40 mph95 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph137 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph93 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,123 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (15%)
  • Roundabout67 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,222 (62%)
  • Pedestrian363 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist107 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (4%)
  • 6 to 10115 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15118 (6%)
  • 16 to 20267 (14%)
  • 21 to 25286 (15%)
  • 26 to 35446 (23%)
  • 36 to 45243 (12%)
  • 46 to 55174 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65114 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.4%)
  • Over 7561 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,046 (53%)
  • Passenger561 (28%)
  • Pedestrian363 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,949 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle113 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach71 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 23rd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1995

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1995: 134, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62134208419
2ndA63888128221
3rdM628313508
4thA62978101113
5thA640455216
6thA6164068111
7thA6443244111
8thA652284603
9thA641233201
10thA643233105
11thB6117222516
12thA58213302
13thA635203005
14thA649203301
15thA6024182515
16thA642172402
17thA636152503
18thB6108152203
19thB6123152302
20thA651131812

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1995

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1995: 506.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1995

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1995: 210.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years