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Kirklees road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 791 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2014, and 1,109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (873), and casualties fell from 1,215.

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

Collisions in 2014
791
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,109
Down 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Kirklees in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious14218%
  • Slight64081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious15914%
  • Slight94185%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 791, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (14%)
  • Tuesday123 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday136 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.8%)
  • February52 (6.6%)
  • March53 (6.7%)
  • April58 (7.3%)
  • May76 (9.6%)
  • June63 (8%)
  • July76 (9.6%)
  • August67 (8.5%)
  • September67 (8.5%)
  • October87 (11%)
  • November75 (9.5%)
  • December63 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds647 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (68%)
  • Wet or damp243 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph617 (78%)
  • 40 mph78 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph36 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway638 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant629 (57%)
  • Pedestrian169 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist93 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20142 (13%)
  • 21 to 25161 (15%)
  • 26 to 35184 (17%)
  • 36 to 45159 (14%)
  • 46 to 55126 (11%)
  • 56 to 6589 (8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (4.1%)
  • Over 7552 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider631 (57%)
  • Passenger309 (28%)
  • Pedestrian169 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,070 (73%)
  • Motorcycle105 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 43rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2014

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2014, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2014

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2014: 70, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA627099010
2ndA638415304
3rdA629355224
4thA640314907
5thM62315804
6thA644284803
7thA643202704
8thA616192102
9thA652172103
10thA641152403
11thA635131510
12thB6117131701
13thA58101203
14thA642101602
15thA60248803
16thA63661500
17thA6376912
18thA6536901
19thM6066801
20thA65151003

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2014

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2014: 249.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2014

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2014: 102.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years