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Kirklees road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,088 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2010, and 1,614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2009 (1,095), and casualties fell from 1,698.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,088
Down 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,614
Down 5% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Kirklees in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious11711%
  • Slight96288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious1287.9%
  • Slight1,47792%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,088, down 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday153 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (16%)
  • Thursday152 (14%)
  • Friday193 (18%)
  • Saturday157 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59278 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.6%)
  • February73 (6.7%)
  • March86 (7.9%)
  • April88 (8.1%)
  • May106 (9.7%)
  • June102 (9.4%)
  • July89 (8.2%)
  • August98 (9%)
  • September91 (8.4%)
  • October102 (9.4%)
  • November93 (8.5%)
  • December77 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds935 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry716 (66%)
  • Wet or damp293 (27%)
  • Frost or ice54 (5%)
  • Snow25 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph890 (82%)
  • 40 mph81 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph57 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway896 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout22 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,061 (66%)
  • Pedestrian228 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist74 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1049 (3%)
  • 11 to 1578 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20211 (13%)
  • 21 to 25214 (13%)
  • 26 to 35321 (20%)
  • 36 to 45274 (17%)
  • 46 to 55190 (12%)
  • 56 to 65109 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.8%)
  • Over 7562 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider924 (57%)
  • Passenger462 (29%)
  • Pedestrian228 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,525 (78%)
  • Motorcycle99 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 18th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2010

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2010, with 88 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2010

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2010: 108, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62108180014
2ndA638669818
3rdM626210315
4thA6296110105
5thA644264412
6thA652222702
7thA616212504
8thB6108203116
9thA640192502
10thA643152102
11thA58142102
12thA635131800
13thA653111900
14thB6117111401
15thA6024101000
16thA641101301
17thA649101302
18thA651101101
19thB6432101400
20thB611691201

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2010

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2010: 389.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2010

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2010: 168.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years