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Kirklees road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,542 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2001, and 2,384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (1,611), and casualties rose from 2,352.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,542
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,384
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2001

0.8% of collisions in Kirklees in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious19112%
  • Slight1,33887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.6%
  • Serious2209.2%
  • Slight2,14990%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,542, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (14%)
  • Tuesday210 (14%)
  • Wednesday217 (14%)
  • Thursday244 (16%)
  • Friday276 (18%)
  • Saturday215 (14%)
  • Sunday165 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59168 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59277 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59405 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59271 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (7.4%)
  • February125 (8.1%)
  • March130 (8.4%)
  • April124 (8%)
  • May111 (7.2%)
  • June117 (7.6%)
  • July112 (7.3%)
  • August118 (7.7%)
  • September146 (9.5%)
  • October139 (9%)
  • November143 (9.3%)
  • December163 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,105 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit411 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,287 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry932 (60%)
  • Wet or damp536 (35%)
  • Snow34 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.4%)
  • Mud3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,203 (78%)
  • 40 mph127 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph117 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph85 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,264 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2%)
  • Roundabout27 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,655 (69%)
  • Pedestrian306 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist74 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant59 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10104 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15143 (6%)
  • 16 to 20367 (15%)
  • 21 to 25315 (13%)
  • 26 to 35523 (22%)
  • 36 to 45353 (15%)
  • 46 to 55235 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65143 (6%)
  • 66 to 7592 (3.9%)
  • Over 7551 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,440 (60%)
  • Passenger638 (27%)
  • Pedestrian306 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,322 (81%)
  • Motorcycle155 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes92 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach73 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Kirklees

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kirklees ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 19th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2001

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2001, with 130 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2001

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2001: 163, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62163257116
2ndA629100160011
3rdA6388313619
4thM6276164011
5thA652558725
6thA616375909
7thA644365605
8thA635314408
9thA640263414
10thA641265004
11thA653264802
12thA643253922
13thA642203003
14thB6117182701
15thA651172713
16thB6108172203
17thA58162804
18thB6432152210
19thB6118122202
20thB6128121800

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2001

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2001: 530.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2001

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2001: 238.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years