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Kirklees road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,672 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1998, and 2,452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1997 (1,525), and casualties rose from 2,174.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,672
Up 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
2,452
Up 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
19
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Kirklees in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious18011%
  • Slight1,47388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious2098.5%
  • Slight2,22491%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,672, up 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday239 (14%)
  • Tuesday260 (16%)
  • Wednesday221 (13%)
  • Thursday264 (16%)
  • Friday266 (16%)
  • Saturday229 (14%)
  • Sunday193 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59231 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59324 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59418 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59277 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (7.6%)
  • February139 (8.3%)
  • March120 (7.2%)
  • April130 (7.8%)
  • May144 (8.6%)
  • June141 (8.4%)
  • July137 (8.2%)
  • August123 (7.4%)
  • September123 (7.4%)
  • October169 (10%)
  • November176 (11%)
  • December143 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,201 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit457 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,378 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,012 (61%)
  • Wet or damp649 (39%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,300 (78%)
  • 40 mph150 (9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph126 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph88 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,347 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway232 (14%)
  • Roundabout59 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,710 (70%)
  • Pedestrian364 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (4%)
  • Cyclist92 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5102 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 10156 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15127 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20347 (14%)
  • 21 to 25323 (13%)
  • 26 to 35546 (22%)
  • 36 to 45341 (14%)
  • 46 to 55224 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65135 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7580 (3.3%)
  • Over 7571 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,396 (57%)
  • Passenger692 (28%)
  • Pedestrian364 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,482 (82%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle101 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach91 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car49 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 17th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1998

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1998: 148, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62148234117
2ndA62994145213
3rdA6388314105
4thM628312826
5thA616548707
6thA644518103
7thA58415407
8thA643416215
9thA652416507
10thA6413447110
11thA640335013
12thB6117284011
13thA635233503
14thA642213414
15thA636172803
16thB6116172501
17thA649151701
18thB6108152903
19thA651142302
20thB6123132002

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1998

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1998: 597.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1998

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1998: 262.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years