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Kirklees road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 802 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2016, and 1,127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2015 (944), and casualties fell from 1,332.

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

Collisions in 2016
802
Down 15% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,127
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Kirklees in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious12816%
  • Slight66983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious14713%
  • Slight97587%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 802, down 15% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday106 (13%)
  • Wednesday133 (17%)
  • Thursday113 (14%)
  • Friday114 (14%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59206 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.2%)
  • February77 (9.6%)
  • March69 (8.6%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May63 (7.9%)
  • June68 (8.5%)
  • July60 (7.5%)
  • August51 (6.4%)
  • September69 (8.6%)
  • October75 (9.4%)
  • November71 (8.9%)
  • December66 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight592 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds653 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry594 (74%)
  • Wet or damp195 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1%)
  • 30 mph629 (78%)
  • 40 mph66 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (15%)
  • Roundabout24 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant679 (60%)
  • Pedestrian171 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist78 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (12%)
  • 21 to 25141 (13%)
  • 26 to 35209 (19%)
  • 36 to 45174 (15%)
  • 46 to 55156 (14%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.4%)
  • Over 7540 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (58%)
  • Passenger301 (27%)
  • Pedestrian171 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (74%)
  • Motorcycle94 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 34th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2016

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2016, with 60 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2016

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2016: 65, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6265101011
2ndM62569309
3rdA638427202
4thA629385413
5thA644273104
6thA652273906
7thA640232803
8thA616172115
9thA643172813
10thB6117142301
11thA635131501
12thA6024101502
13thA641101201
14thB6118101602
15thA63691401
16thA64271000
17thB611671101
18thA586701
19thA6536802
20thB61076800

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2016

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2016: 267.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2016

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2016: 116.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years