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Kirklees road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2017, and 970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (802), and casualties fell from 1,127.

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

Collisions in 2017
714
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
970
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Kirklees in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious13018%
  • Slight57981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14415%
  • Slight82185%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 714, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 714
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday91 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday117 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59202 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.7%)
  • February59 (8.3%)
  • March69 (9.7%)
  • April32 (4.5%)
  • May52 (7.3%)
  • June45 (6.3%)
  • July68 (9.5%)
  • August63 (8.8%)
  • September61 (8.5%)
  • October59 (8.3%)
  • November72 (10%)
  • December72 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (53%)
  • Dark, street lights lit180 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown139 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds588 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry476 (67%)
  • Wet or damp218 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1%)
  • 30 mph551 (77%)
  • 40 mph60 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph54 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway589 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (61%)
  • Pedestrian137 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20122 (13%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35186 (19%)
  • 36 to 45153 (16%)
  • 46 to 55137 (14%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider593 (61%)
  • Passenger240 (25%)
  • Pedestrian137 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,014 (76%)
  • Motorcycle95 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 43rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2017

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2017, with 47 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2017

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2017: 56, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA625675014
2ndM62518403
3rdA629437208
4thA638222404
5thA616172504
6thA640151702
7thA652151810
8thA644121703
9thA643101400
10thA61079903
11thA64191303
12thA63581301
13thM6068910
14thA6497803
15thA586802
16thA602461001
17thA6426700
18thA6536711
19thB61176902
20thB61075702

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2017

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2017: 246.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2017

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2017: 96.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2017, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years