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Kirklees road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,013 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2012, and 1,456 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2011 (1,001), and casualties fell from 1,461.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,013
Up 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,456
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Kirklees in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious13513%
  • Slight87286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious1449.9%
  • Slight1,30590%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,013, up 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday144 (14%)
  • Thursday170 (17%)
  • Friday175 (17%)
  • Saturday128 (13%)
  • Sunday120 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.2%)
  • February77 (7.6%)
  • March69 (6.8%)
  • April69 (6.8%)
  • May94 (9.3%)
  • June71 (7%)
  • July82 (8.1%)
  • August101 (10%)
  • September88 (8.7%)
  • October96 (9.5%)
  • November109 (11%)
  • December84 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (57%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown229 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds876 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry732 (72%)
  • Wet or damp260 (26%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph837 (83%)
  • 40 mph80 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph36 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph31 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway867 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (10%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant862 (59%)
  • Pedestrian203 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist99 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1071 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1555 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20185 (13%)
  • 21 to 25166 (11%)
  • 26 to 35289 (20%)
  • 36 to 45229 (16%)
  • 46 to 55203 (14%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.7%)
  • Over 7566 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider822 (56%)
  • Passenger431 (30%)
  • Pedestrian203 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,349 (74%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 19th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2012

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2012, with 79 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2012

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2012: 109, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62109165115
2ndA638599706
3rdM62518614
4thA629457103
5thA644294603
6thA640263505
7thA616253104
8thA643223804
9thA641202503
10thA652203001
11thB6117192505
12thA635152020
13thB6128122100
14thA58111701
15thA653102002
16thA65191602
17thA63771201
18thB610871002
19thA60246601
20thA6366902

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2012

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2012: 360.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2012

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2012: 151.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years