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Kirklees road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2019, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2018 (678), and casualties fell from 910.

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

Collisions in 2019
577
Down 15% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
759
Down 17% on 2018
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2019

1.7% of collisions in Kirklees in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10518%
  • Slight46280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious11816%
  • Slight63083%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 577, down 15% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 577
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9.2%)
  • February51 (8.8%)
  • March50 (8.7%)
  • April43 (7.5%)
  • May50 (8.7%)
  • June48 (8.3%)
  • July47 (8.1%)
  • August51 (8.8%)
  • September48 (8.3%)
  • October42 (7.3%)
  • November52 (9%)
  • December42 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit126 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry394 (68%)
  • Wet or damp177 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph461 (80%)
  • 40 mph46 (8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (56%)
  • Pedestrian143 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (10%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35155 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (13%)
  • 46 to 55106 (14%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.6%)
  • Over 7546 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (59%)
  • Passenger168 (22%)
  • Pedestrian143 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (76%)
  • Motorcycle69 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 52nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2019

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2019, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2019

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2019: 50, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62506808
2ndA6293643010
3rdM62345033
4thA638203005
5thB6117111204
6thA616101603
7thA640101106
8thA644101302
9thB6108101312
10thA65291200
11thA588901
12thA63581002
13thA6538901
14thA60247901
15thA6516702
16thA6415701
17thA6425802
18thA6435702
19thA6495910
20thA61074610

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2019

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2019: 207.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2019

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2019: 81.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years