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Kirklees road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 605 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2024, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2023 (722), and casualties fell from 898.

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

Collisions in 2024
605
Down 16% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
780
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Kirklees in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious17228%
  • Slight43071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious18924%
  • Slight58875%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2024 is highlighted, with 605, down 16% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 605
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday111 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (9.8%)
  • February50 (8.3%)
  • March55 (9.1%)
  • April46 (7.6%)
  • May43 (7.1%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July41 (6.8%)
  • August45 (7.4%)
  • September40 (6.6%)
  • October54 (8.9%)
  • November57 (9.4%)
  • December54 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds459 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other20 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (68%)
  • Wet or damp181 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph438 (72%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph36 (6%)
  • 70 mph35 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway454 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (60%)
  • Pedestrian162 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6%)
  • 16 to 2087 (11%)
  • 21 to 2587 (11%)
  • 26 to 35160 (21%)
  • 36 to 45110 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (10%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.9%)
  • Over 7535 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider447 (57%)
  • Passenger171 (22%)
  • Pedestrian162 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car861 (79%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 38th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2024

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2024, with 41 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2024

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2024: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62374506
2ndM62356216
3rdA638263105
4thA629252705
5thA616161905
6thA652151903
7thA644141604
8thA640122002
9thB6117111704
10thA63591111
11thA64191004
12thA602481001
13thA64381102
14thA65181001
15thB612381304
16thA587803
17thA65371002
18thB61286602
19thB64326703
20thA61075501

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2024

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2024: 202.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2024

WF17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2024: 81.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years