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Kirklees road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,654 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 1999, and 2,305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (1,672), and casualties fell from 2,452.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,654
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,305
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
23
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Kirklees in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.4%
  • Serious19712%
  • Slight1,43487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231%
  • Serious2219.6%
  • Slight2,06189%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,654, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (14%)
  • Tuesday245 (15%)
  • Wednesday238 (14%)
  • Thursday248 (15%)
  • Friday262 (16%)
  • Saturday246 (15%)
  • Sunday180 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59233 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59324 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59417 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59276 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January144 (8.7%)
  • February101 (6.1%)
  • March152 (9.2%)
  • April142 (8.6%)
  • May135 (8.2%)
  • June132 (8%)
  • July136 (8.2%)
  • August128 (7.7%)
  • September141 (8.5%)
  • October130 (7.9%)
  • November160 (9.7%)
  • December153 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,210 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit419 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,334 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry965 (58%)
  • Wet or damp648 (39%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Mud2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,293 (78%)
  • 40 mph134 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph131 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph88 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,337 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (3%)
  • Roundabout46 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,572 (68%)
  • Pedestrian343 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist111 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10135 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 15137 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20363 (16%)
  • 21 to 25274 (12%)
  • 26 to 35531 (23%)
  • 36 to 45339 (15%)
  • 46 to 55216 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65128 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7564 (2.8%)
  • Over 7557 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,388 (60%)
  • Passenger574 (25%)
  • Pedestrian343 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,473 (81%)
  • Motorcycle135 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes90 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach79 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 18th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 1999

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 1999: 140, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62140193315
2ndA63897134110
3rdA6299113318
4thM627411614
5thA6165982110
6thA644528109
7thA652456805
8thA640445425
9thA641325215
10thA635305305
11thB6117293825
12thA643264112
13thA653223505
14thA58204210
15thA6024162105
16thA642152703
17thA651142101
18thB6123142004
19thB6108131513
20thM606131500

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 1999

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 1999: 562.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 1999

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 1999: 258.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years