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Kirklees road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,611 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2000, and 2,352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (1,654), and casualties rose from 2,305.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,611
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,352
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
16
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2000

1% of collisions in Kirklees in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious20813%
  • Slight1,38786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.9%
  • Serious2299.7%
  • Slight2,10389%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,611, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday236 (15%)
  • Tuesday222 (14%)
  • Wednesday219 (14%)
  • Thursday247 (15%)
  • Friday261 (16%)
  • Saturday245 (15%)
  • Sunday181 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59195 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59210 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59295 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59406 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59272 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (8.6%)
  • February119 (7.4%)
  • March127 (7.9%)
  • April129 (8%)
  • May128 (7.9%)
  • June118 (7.3%)
  • July115 (7.1%)
  • August120 (7.4%)
  • September151 (9.4%)
  • October143 (8.9%)
  • November159 (9.9%)
  • December163 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,159 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit423 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,245 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds270 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry903 (56%)
  • Wet or damp674 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.9%)
  • Snow13 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,231 (76%)
  • 40 mph126 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph135 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph111 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,297 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway247 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,550 (66%)
  • Pedestrian333 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist94 (4%)
  • Van occupant46 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 574 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10130 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15141 (6%)
  • 16 to 20339 (14%)
  • 21 to 25286 (12%)
  • 26 to 35577 (25%)
  • 36 to 45338 (14%)
  • 46 to 55202 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65135 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7574 (3.1%)
  • Over 7556 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,391 (59%)
  • Passenger628 (27%)
  • Pedestrian333 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,404 (79%)
  • Motorcycle154 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes123 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach90 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Kirklees

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Kirklees ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 17th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2000

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2000: 132, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62132203210
2ndA62910214129
3rdM62100182010
4thA63895145012
5thA652527129
6thA644507316
7thA640476714
8thA616426103
9thA643304522
10thA635235604
11thA641233101
12thA653234114
13thA58223307
14thA6024223303
15thB6117223811
16thA642171901
17thB6432142003
18thB6116132202
19thA651111602
20thB6108111404

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2000

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2000: 547.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2000

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2000: 239.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Kirklees road accidents in other years