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Kirklees road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 873 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2013, and 1,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2012 (1,013), and casualties fell from 1,456.

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

Collisions in 2013
873
Down 14% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,215
Down 17% on 2012
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2013

1.5% of collisions in Kirklees in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious11613%
  • Slight74485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious12710%
  • Slight1,07588%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 873, down 14% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday129 (15%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday147 (17%)
  • Saturday130 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.3%)
  • February66 (7.6%)
  • March72 (8.2%)
  • April76 (8.7%)
  • May86 (9.9%)
  • June69 (7.9%)
  • July72 (8.2%)
  • August69 (7.9%)
  • September74 (8.5%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November70 (8%)
  • December63 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown102 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (7.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry608 (70%)
  • Wet or damp234 (27%)
  • Snow17 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph686 (79%)
  • 40 mph86 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph38 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph28 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway703 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant731 (60%)
  • Pedestrian183 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (10%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20127 (10%)
  • 21 to 25169 (14%)
  • 26 to 35242 (20%)
  • 36 to 45183 (15%)
  • 46 to 55163 (13%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7568 (5.6%)
  • Over 7545 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider722 (59%)
  • Passenger310 (26%)
  • Pedestrian183 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,173 (75%)
  • Motorcycle128 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kirklees ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 26th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2013

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2013, with 62 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2013

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2013: 69, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62698919
2ndA6296210528
3rdA638436204
4thM62417414
5thA616222617
6thA640222704
7thB6117213010
8thA58192402
9thA643173122
10thA644151511
11thA652142802
12thA641131900
13thA635121712
14thB6107101401
15thB6432101700
16thB640981401
17thM60681101
18thA61077801
19thB61087802
20thA65361000

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2013

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2013: 309.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2013

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2013: 133.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2013, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years