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Kirklees road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,095 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2009, and 1,698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2008 (1,208), and casualties fell from 1,789.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,095
Down 9% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,698
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
20
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2009

1.8% of collisions in Kirklees in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious11911%
  • Slight95687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.3%
  • Serious1388.1%
  • Slight1,53891%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,095, down 9% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday176 (16%)
  • Thursday137 (13%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday175 (16%)
  • Sunday113 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59284 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (9.4%)
  • February81 (7.4%)
  • March84 (7.7%)
  • April91 (8.3%)
  • May106 (9.7%)
  • June89 (8.1%)
  • July89 (8.1%)
  • August77 (7%)
  • September78 (7.1%)
  • October97 (8.9%)
  • November111 (10%)
  • December89 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight778 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds924 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry730 (67%)
  • Wet or damp321 (29%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.2%)
  • Snow19 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph911 (83%)
  • 40 mph68 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway902 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (13%)
  • Roundabout27 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,091 (64%)
  • Pedestrian225 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist81 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4%)
  • 11 to 1587 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20285 (17%)
  • 21 to 25245 (14%)
  • 26 to 35332 (20%)
  • 36 to 45265 (16%)
  • 46 to 55172 (10%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.2%)
  • Over 7544 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider936 (55%)
  • Passenger537 (32%)
  • Pedestrian225 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,547 (76%)
  • Motorcycle104 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach85 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car63 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kirklees ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 18th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2009

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2009, with 86 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2009

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2009: 84, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6284128011
2ndA6386911028
3rdM625911623
4thA629457602
5thA640386115
6thA652294513
7thA644264202
8thA641223004
9thB6117222802
10thA643182914
11thA616173312
12thA653172401
13thA651162321
14thA58112201
15thA642111612
16thB6123111201
17thB6107101101
18thB6108102311
19thB6409101300
20thA64981401

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2009

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2009: 367.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2009

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2009: 167.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2009, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years