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Kirklees road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,285 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2006, and 1,939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (1,326), and casualties fell from 2,003.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,285
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,939
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2006

1% of collisions in Kirklees in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious18014%
  • Slight1,09285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal170.9%
  • Serious20511%
  • Slight1,71789%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,285, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (13%)
  • Tuesday189 (15%)
  • Wednesday195 (15%)
  • Thursday177 (14%)
  • Friday231 (18%)
  • Saturday183 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59329 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.2%)
  • February99 (7.7%)
  • March111 (8.6%)
  • April119 (9.3%)
  • May107 (8.3%)
  • June87 (6.8%)
  • July115 (8.9%)
  • August92 (7.2%)
  • September114 (8.9%)
  • October123 (9.6%)
  • November118 (9.2%)
  • December107 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight964 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit303 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,064 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry827 (64%)
  • Wet or damp447 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,031 (80%)
  • 40 mph96 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph61 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph83 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,078 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,326 (68%)
  • Pedestrian240 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (5%)
  • Cyclist68 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1587 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20316 (16%)
  • 21 to 25273 (14%)
  • 26 to 35420 (22%)
  • 36 to 45302 (16%)
  • 46 to 55190 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65131 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7575 (3.9%)
  • Over 7551 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,147 (59%)
  • Passenger552 (28%)
  • Pedestrian240 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,957 (81%)
  • Motorcycle114 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach66 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 18th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2006

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2006, with 92 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2006

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2006: 117, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62117169215
2ndM627915505
3rdA6387811406
4thA629609316
5thA644364806
6thB6117293811
7thA616284206
8thA640263403
9thA652243805
10thA643223503
11thA642192933
12thB6409172902
13thA641156711
14thA653152001
15thB6123152106
16thA6024132400
17thA635132022
18thA651131704
19thA58121704
20thB6108101503

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2006

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2006: 395.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2006

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2006: 180.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2006, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years