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Kirklees road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,208 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2008, and 1,789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2007 (1,299), and casualties fell from 1,924.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,208
Down 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,789
Down 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Kirklees in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious18415%
  • Slight1,01984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious19311%
  • Slight1,59189%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,208, down 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (14%)
  • Tuesday167 (14%)
  • Wednesday162 (13%)
  • Thursday182 (15%)
  • Friday223 (18%)
  • Saturday168 (14%)
  • Sunday141 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (9.4%)
  • February103 (8.5%)
  • March99 (8.2%)
  • April79 (6.5%)
  • May105 (8.7%)
  • June90 (7.5%)
  • July103 (8.5%)
  • August90 (7.5%)
  • September109 (9%)
  • October112 (9.3%)
  • November116 (9.6%)
  • December88 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight873 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds961 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry773 (64%)
  • Wet or damp399 (33%)
  • Frost or ice28 (2.3%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph988 (82%)
  • 40 mph83 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph80 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway998 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (12%)
  • Roundabout36 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,176 (66%)
  • Pedestrian237 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist79 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2%)
  • 6 to 1064 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15116 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20326 (18%)
  • 21 to 25224 (13%)
  • 26 to 35323 (18%)
  • 36 to 45303 (17%)
  • 46 to 55204 (11%)
  • 56 to 6588 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7568 (3.8%)
  • Over 7537 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,036 (58%)
  • Passenger516 (29%)
  • Pedestrian237 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,751 (78%)
  • Motorcycle145 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 15th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2008

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2008, with 100 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2008

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2008: 113, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62113186016
2ndM627713108
3rdA6387311206
4thA62971118011
5thA644345804
6thA652315203
7thA643274003
8thA616264004
9thA640233304
10thB6117223703
11thA653203402
12thA642151823
13thA641142303
14thA6024132001
15thA635111701
16thA649101603
17thA651101501
18thB6123102001
19thB610791303
20thB610891401

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2008

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2008: 394.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2008

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2008: 167.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years