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Kirklees road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,525 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1997, and 2,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (1,534), and casualties fell from 2,234.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,525
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
2,174
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
19
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Kirklees in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious16010%
  • Slight1,34688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221%
  • Serious1948.9%
  • Slight1,95890%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,525, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (15%)
  • Tuesday206 (14%)
  • Wednesday223 (15%)
  • Thursday231 (15%)
  • Friday258 (17%)
  • Saturday224 (15%)
  • Sunday160 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59181 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59289 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59394 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59268 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (7.7%)
  • February125 (8.2%)
  • March124 (8.1%)
  • April96 (6.3%)
  • May147 (9.6%)
  • June124 (8.1%)
  • July111 (7.3%)
  • August137 (9%)
  • September142 (9.3%)
  • October141 (9.2%)
  • November152 (10%)
  • December109 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,101 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit408 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,251 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds233 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry951 (62%)
  • Wet or damp562 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,162 (76%)
  • 40 mph116 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph138 (9%)
  • 70 mph102 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,194 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway242 (16%)
  • Roundabout61 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,450 (67%)
  • Pedestrian362 (17%)
  • Cyclist98 (4.5%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 568 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10124 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15124 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20297 (14%)
  • 21 to 25303 (14%)
  • 26 to 35491 (23%)
  • 36 to 45299 (14%)
  • 46 to 55193 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65134 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7571 (3.3%)
  • Over 7570 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,227 (56%)
  • Passenger585 (27%)
  • Pedestrian362 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,251 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle92 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach79 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 22nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1997

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1997: 133, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62133196215
2ndA62998155011
3rdM6297156210
4thA63883137011
5thA616507636
6thA640405514
7thA644334412
8thA58324703
9thA635304905
10thA641304711
11thB6117304914
12thA652253304
13thA642243413
14thA643243003
15thA649182402
16thA6024172404
17thB6123162201
18thA636153301
19thB6108122402
20thA651111302

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1997

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1997: 523.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1997

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1997: 222.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years