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Kirklees road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 733 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2022, and 950 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2021 (635), and casualties rose from 842.

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

Collisions in 2022
733
Up 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
950
Up 13% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2022

1.1% of collisions in Kirklees in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious20728%
  • Slight51871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious22524%
  • Slight71575%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 733, up 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 733
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (17%)
  • Tuesday89 (12%)
  • Wednesday108 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (16%)
  • Friday116 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.8%)
  • February54 (7.4%)
  • March63 (8.6%)
  • April49 (6.7%)
  • May66 (9%)
  • June70 (9.5%)
  • July47 (6.4%)
  • August63 (8.6%)
  • September48 (6.5%)
  • October61 (8.3%)
  • November72 (9.8%)
  • December68 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (69%)
  • Wet or damp211 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph547 (75%)
  • 40 mph73 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph55 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1%)
  • Not recorded43 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (61%)
  • Pedestrian208 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20120 (13%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35185 (19%)
  • 36 to 45134 (14%)
  • 46 to 55112 (12%)
  • 56 to 6579 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7557 (6%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (57%)
  • Pedestrian208 (22%)
  • Passenger200 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,065 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle72 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 29th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2022

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2022, with 37 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2022

The M62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2022: 51, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62518209
2ndA625057112
3rdA6292837012
4thA638283907
5thA644222505
6thA652202706
7thA58172813
8thA640172307
9thA641121503
10thA635111602
11thA643101303
12thB6117101313
13thA61691004
14thA6498804
15thB610881111
16thA65171200
17thA65371202
18thB61237704
19thA61076602
20thA60245500

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2022

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2022: 237.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2022

WF17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2022: 87.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years