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Kirklees road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,326 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2005, and 2,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (1,344), and casualties fell from 2,022.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,326
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,003
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2005

1.2% of collisions in Kirklees in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious17513%
  • Slight1,13586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious1929.6%
  • Slight1,79390%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,326, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (13%)
  • Tuesday199 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (16%)
  • Thursday188 (14%)
  • Friday234 (18%)
  • Saturday176 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59333 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59234 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7.1%)
  • February110 (8.3%)
  • March89 (6.7%)
  • April121 (9.1%)
  • May106 (8%)
  • June102 (7.7%)
  • July93 (7%)
  • August108 (8.1%)
  • September137 (10%)
  • October126 (9.5%)
  • November110 (8.3%)
  • December130 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight960 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,134 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry885 (67%)
  • Wet or damp419 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Snow9 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,081 (82%)
  • 40 mph92 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph57 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph85 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,128 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,350 (67%)
  • Pedestrian266 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist88 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1079 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15109 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20289 (14%)
  • 21 to 25277 (14%)
  • 26 to 35403 (20%)
  • 36 to 45338 (17%)
  • 46 to 55225 (11%)
  • 56 to 65114 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.6%)
  • Over 7550 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,201 (60%)
  • Passenger536 (27%)
  • Pedestrian266 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,000 (80%)
  • Motorcycle143 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach60 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (1.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kirklees ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 19th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2005

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2005, with 93 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2005

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2005: 133, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62133194315
2ndA6389314425
3rdM627714118
4thA62969117110
5thA644396614
6thA652335504
7thA640325708
8thA643253503
9thB6117213205
10thA616202803
11thA641202911
12thA642192704
13thA635152713
14thB6116122101
15thA636111602
16thB6107111502
17thB6128111303
18thA653101703
19thB6108101511
20thA5891301

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2005

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2005: 423.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2005

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2005: 184.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2005, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years