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Kirklees road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,534 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1996, and 2,234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (1,445), and casualties rose from 1,970.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,534
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
2,234
Up 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
18
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Kirklees in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious22014%
  • Slight1,29684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.9%
  • Serious26012%
  • Slight1,95487%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,534, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday203 (13%)
  • Tuesday201 (13%)
  • Wednesday202 (13%)
  • Thursday260 (17%)
  • Friday272 (18%)
  • Saturday214 (14%)
  • Sunday182 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59264 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59434 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59244 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (7.8%)
  • February139 (9.1%)
  • March126 (8.2%)
  • April121 (7.9%)
  • May129 (8.4%)
  • June127 (8.3%)
  • July113 (7.4%)
  • August140 (9.1%)
  • September106 (6.9%)
  • October133 (8.7%)
  • November139 (9.1%)
  • December142 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,095 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit422 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,233 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds210 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist24 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry872 (57%)
  • Wet or damp606 (40%)
  • Snow38 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,154 (75%)
  • 40 mph128 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph133 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph108 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,191 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway282 (18%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,486 (67%)
  • Pedestrian340 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist94 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant52 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 577 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10123 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15147 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20346 (15%)
  • 21 to 25328 (15%)
  • 26 to 35515 (23%)
  • 36 to 45300 (13%)
  • 46 to 55172 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65117 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7564 (2.9%)
  • Over 7545 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,213 (54%)
  • Passenger681 (30%)
  • Pedestrian340 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,254 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (4.7%)
  • Motorcycle104 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach95 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 20th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1996

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1996: 155, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62155223325
2ndA638102162010
3rdA629100154212
4thM6297178113
5thA616556707
6thA640508718
7thA652375104
8thA644344806
9thB6117324405
10thA635285015
11thA641274502
12thA643222501
13thA6024212602
14thB6432193603
15thA636172723
16thA649172802
17thA651172203
18thB6123152302
19thA58143211
20thA653142404

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1996

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1996: 501.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1996

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1996: 240.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years