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Kirklees road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2020, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (577), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 2020
464
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
609
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
12
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2020

2.6% of collisions in Kirklees in 2020 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight37982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight51284%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 464, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 464
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday63 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (13%)
  • February45 (9.7%)
  • March41 (8.8%)
  • April20 (4.3%)
  • May29 (6.3%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July41 (8.8%)
  • August42 (9.1%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November37 (8%)
  • December38 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (73%)
  • Wet or damp120 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph370 (80%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph20 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (62%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (24%)
  • 36 to 4587 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider388 (64%)
  • Passenger132 (22%)
  • Pedestrian89 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kirklees ranked among 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 49th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2020

Crosland Moor, Kirklees, HD1 3RZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2020, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2020

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2020: 25, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62253304
2ndA638223123
3rdA629213612
4thM62183004
5thA652121900
6thA616111303
7thA640111902
8thA641111700
9thA6449903
10thA60248804
11thA64381002
12thA6357811
13thB61177901
14thA6536900
15thA585501
16thM6065800
17thB61074702
18thB61164710
19thA6363510
20thA6513300

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2020

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2020: 151.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2020

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2020: 55.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2020, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years