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Kirklees road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,299 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2007, and 1,924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (1,285), and casualties fell from 1,939.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,299
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,924
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2007

0.6% of collisions in Kirklees in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious17614%
  • Slight1,11586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious20311%
  • Slight1,71289%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,299, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (16%)
  • Tuesday193 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (14%)
  • Friday194 (15%)
  • Saturday172 (13%)
  • Sunday159 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59239 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (9.3%)
  • February80 (6.2%)
  • March90 (6.9%)
  • April110 (8.5%)
  • May117 (9%)
  • June100 (7.7%)
  • July111 (8.5%)
  • August97 (7.5%)
  • September130 (10%)
  • October115 (8.9%)
  • November120 (9.2%)
  • December108 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight917 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,061 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry851 (66%)
  • Wet or damp432 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,043 (80%)
  • 40 mph98 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph65 (5%)
  • 70 mph76 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,059 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (12%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,225 (64%)
  • Pedestrian284 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist92 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant38 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1075 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15114 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20303 (16%)
  • 21 to 25288 (15%)
  • 26 to 35357 (19%)
  • 36 to 45297 (15%)
  • 46 to 55195 (10%)
  • 56 to 65130 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3%)
  • Over 7562 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,125 (58%)
  • Passenger515 (27%)
  • Pedestrian284 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,869 (78%)
  • Motorcycle141 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach75 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.8%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 15th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2007

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2007, with 106 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2007

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2007: 121, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6212118409
2ndA62980110112
3rdA6387812317
4thM627013904
5thA644355908
6thA652324602
7thA640314913
8thA616284406
9thA643273103
10thA635183004
11thA653173403
12thA58162901
13thA641162301
14thB6107152702
15thB6123152104
16thA642132115
17thA6107111103
18thB6117111801
19thA636101402
20thA602491405

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2007

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2007: 411.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2007

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2007: 191.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years