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Kirklees road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2018, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (714), and casualties fell from 970.

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

Collisions in 2018
678
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
910
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Kirklees in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious11317%
  • Slight55682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious12614%
  • Slight77485%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 678, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 678
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday100 (15%)
  • Friday133 (20%)
  • Saturday79 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (11%)
  • February54 (8%)
  • March51 (7.5%)
  • April51 (7.5%)
  • May54 (8%)
  • June55 (8.1%)
  • July50 (7.4%)
  • August52 (7.7%)
  • September57 (8.4%)
  • October59 (8.7%)
  • November69 (10%)
  • December51 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (73%)
  • Wet or damp166 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph532 (78%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway551 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant537 (59%)
  • Pedestrian156 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist64 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1043 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20116 (13%)
  • 21 to 2599 (11%)
  • 26 to 35196 (22%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 55123 (14%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.5%)
  • Over 7539 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (59%)
  • Passenger218 (24%)
  • Pedestrian156 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car923 (74%)
  • Motorcycle87 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 46th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2018

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2018, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2018

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2018: 55, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA625578111
2ndM62509217
3rdA638405807
4thA629273623
5thA644212707
6thA640192504
7thA616141904
8thA641142101
9thA643122004
10thB6117111613
11thA65291000
12thA587801
13thA6357702
14thA6367802
15thA6516601
16thA60245700
17thA65351000
18thB61234500
19thB64094500
20thB61073400

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2018

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2018: 233.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2018

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2018: 102.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years