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Kirklees road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,344 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2004, and 2,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (1,482), and casualties fell from 2,233.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,344
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,022
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
15
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Kirklees in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious17213%
  • Slight1,15786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious1889.3%
  • Slight1,81990%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,344, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday185 (14%)
  • Wednesday212 (16%)
  • Thursday211 (16%)
  • Friday223 (17%)
  • Saturday180 (13%)
  • Sunday153 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59259 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59235 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (8.3%)
  • February114 (8.5%)
  • March110 (8.2%)
  • April91 (6.8%)
  • May108 (8%)
  • June92 (6.8%)
  • July110 (8.2%)
  • August101 (7.5%)
  • September126 (9.4%)
  • October133 (9.9%)
  • November117 (8.7%)
  • December131 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight967 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit351 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,106 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry827 (62%)
  • Wet or damp487 (36%)
  • Snow13 (1%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Mud5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,127 (84%)
  • 40 mph83 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph81 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,166 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,389 (69%)
  • Pedestrian274 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist67 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1087 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15101 (5%)
  • 16 to 20304 (15%)
  • 21 to 25277 (14%)
  • 26 to 35422 (21%)
  • 36 to 45354 (18%)
  • 46 to 55197 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65111 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.3%)
  • Over 7558 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,234 (61%)
  • Passenger514 (25%)
  • Pedestrian274 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,996 (79%)
  • Motorcycle142 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes100 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach71 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (2.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 19th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2004

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2004, with 110 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2004

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2004: 116, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62116213312
2ndA6388612334
3rdM627814418
4thA629659517
5thA644447205
6thA616366014
7thA652354705
8thA640263308
9thA641253711
10thA642244514
11thB6117243505
12thA635203504
13thA643202311
14thB6123172601
15thA58131604
16thA6107122002
17thB6108121601
18thA6024111401
19thA653111801
20thB6116111902

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2004

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2004: 476.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2004

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2004: 201.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years