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Kirklees road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,001 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2011, and 1,461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (1,088), and casualties fell from 1,614.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,001
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,461
Down 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Kirklees in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious13614%
  • Slight86086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious15511%
  • Slight1,30189%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,001, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (15%)
  • Tuesday146 (15%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday103 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59305 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (8.6%)
  • February91 (9.1%)
  • March81 (8.1%)
  • April88 (8.8%)
  • May72 (7.2%)
  • June87 (8.7%)
  • July87 (8.7%)
  • August66 (6.6%)
  • September85 (8.5%)
  • October96 (9.6%)
  • November85 (8.5%)
  • December77 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds867 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry723 (72%)
  • Wet or damp257 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph810 (81%)
  • 40 mph78 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (3%)
  • 70 mph66 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway817 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant895 (61%)
  • Pedestrian222 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist92 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1060 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1571 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20196 (13%)
  • 21 to 25193 (13%)
  • 26 to 35283 (19%)
  • 36 to 45235 (16%)
  • 46 to 55175 (12%)
  • 56 to 65110 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider820 (56%)
  • Passenger419 (29%)
  • Pedestrian222 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,337 (74%)
  • Motorcycle115 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 20th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2011

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2011, with 78 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2011

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2011: 105, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62105151117
2ndM626811902
3rdA638507506
4thA629446807
5thA640273114
6thA644274400
7thA616223403
8thA641183203
9thA58172701
10thA635162604
11thA652162103
12thA643121605
13thB6123111400
14thA653102103
15thB6107101611
16thA610781001
17thA6518801
18thB611781000
19thB640981501
20thA63671101

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2011

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2011: 361.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2011

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2011: 152.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years