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Kirklees road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,482 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2003, and 2,233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (1,452), and casualties rose from 2,231.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,482
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
2,233
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
14
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Kirklees in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious16311%
  • Slight1,30588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious1798%
  • Slight2,03991%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,482, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday246 (17%)
  • Tuesday205 (14%)
  • Wednesday207 (14%)
  • Thursday220 (15%)
  • Friday240 (16%)
  • Saturday191 (13%)
  • Sunday173 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59291 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59368 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59270 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (7.7%)
  • February146 (9.9%)
  • March97 (6.5%)
  • April122 (8.2%)
  • May129 (8.7%)
  • June125 (8.4%)
  • July115 (7.8%)
  • August129 (8.7%)
  • September126 (8.5%)
  • October123 (8.3%)
  • November123 (8.3%)
  • December133 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,098 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit366 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,304 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry995 (67%)
  • Wet or damp454 (31%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,215 (82%)
  • 40 mph106 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph77 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,206 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (14%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,487 (67%)
  • Pedestrian282 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist86 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1090 (4%)
  • 11 to 15118 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20335 (15%)
  • 21 to 25296 (13%)
  • 26 to 35463 (21%)
  • 36 to 45357 (16%)
  • 46 to 55229 (10%)
  • 56 to 65135 (6%)
  • 66 to 7589 (4%)
  • Over 7566 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,342 (60%)
  • Passenger609 (27%)
  • Pedestrian282 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,261 (80%)
  • Motorcycle188 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach72 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 17th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2003

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2003, with 120 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2003

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2003: 155, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62155235218
2ndA6387711613
3rdM6275140210
4thA629709304
5thA644529115
6thA652457514
7thA640426217
8thA641324803
9thA616264202
10thB6117263804
11thA643212905
12thA653193602
13thA58162312
14thA635162012
15thA642152402
16thB6111141501
17thA6024131901
18thB6108131712
19thA649121511
20thA636101402

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2003

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2003: 538.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2003

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2003: 256.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years