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Kirklees road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2021, and 842 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2020 (464), and casualties rose from 609.

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

Collisions in 2021
635
Up 37% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
842
Up 38% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2021

0.8% of collisions in Kirklees in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious16326%
  • Slight46774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious18422%
  • Slight65378%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 635, up 37% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 635
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.4%)
  • February23 (3.6%)
  • March31 (4.9%)
  • April63 (9.9%)
  • May59 (9.3%)
  • June58 (9.1%)
  • July59 (9.3%)
  • August51 (8%)
  • September68 (11%)
  • October63 (9.9%)
  • November69 (11%)
  • December57 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds498 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry446 (70%)
  • Wet or damp172 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph468 (74%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph49 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant525 (62%)
  • Pedestrian151 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (9%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20110 (13%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35174 (21%)
  • 36 to 45126 (15%)
  • 46 to 5597 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (23%)
  • Pedestrian151 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car932 (80%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 35th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2021

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2021, with 36 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2021

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2021: 53, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA625368013
2ndM62468306
3rdA629294027
4thA638213103
5thA644192203
6thA652152505
7thA616132503
8thA640111201
9thA635101305
10thA643101202
11thB6117101302
12thA6419903
13thA65391504
14thB611891201
15thA588905
16thA65181105
17thB64097903
18thB61236602
19thA6365802
20thB64325501

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2021

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2021: 188.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2021

WF17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2021: 85.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years