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Kirklees road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 944 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2015, and 1,332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2014 (791), and casualties rose from 1,109.

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

Collisions in 2015
944
Up 19% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,332
Up 20% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Kirklees in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious13014%
  • Slight80785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious15211%
  • Slight1,17388%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 944, up 19% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (16%)
  • Wednesday111 (12%)
  • Thursday155 (16%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (12%)
  • Sunday112 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.9%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March83 (8.8%)
  • April74 (7.8%)
  • May79 (8.4%)
  • June72 (7.6%)
  • July75 (7.9%)
  • August76 (8.1%)
  • September73 (7.7%)
  • October90 (9.5%)
  • November102 (11%)
  • December90 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight689 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit232 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds765 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry655 (69%)
  • Wet or damp279 (30%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph741 (78%)
  • 40 mph99 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph47 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway769 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant787 (59%)
  • Pedestrian216 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20156 (12%)
  • 21 to 25201 (15%)
  • 26 to 35238 (18%)
  • 36 to 45194 (15%)
  • 46 to 55155 (12%)
  • 56 to 65116 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.3%)
  • Over 7544 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider750 (56%)
  • Passenger366 (27%)
  • Pedestrian216 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (76%)
  • Motorcycle127 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach38 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 20th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2015

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2015, with 65 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2015

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2015: 94, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6294131114
2ndM62508904
3rdA638405104
4thA629376706
5thA616274004
6thA641263903
7thA652252913
8thA640213311
9thA644203305
10thB6118163014
11thA643141800
12thA653132400
13thA58111311
14thB6117111501
15thB6432111401
16thB6107101300
17thA65191102
18thA63582012
19thA6428901
20thB611681402

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2015

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2015: 350.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2015

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2015: 137.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years