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Kirklees road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Kirklees in 2025, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2024 (605), and casualties rose from 780.

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

Collisions in 2025
632
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
805
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Kirklees in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Kirklees in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.5% and 18% in Kirklees from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious18329%
  • Slight44370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious20626%
  • Slight59374%

Kirklees road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirklees, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,672 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 632, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 632
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday81 (13%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday75 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.6%)
  • February49 (7.8%)
  • March59 (9.3%)
  • April52 (8.2%)
  • May40 (6.3%)
  • June56 (8.9%)
  • July40 (6.3%)
  • August58 (9.2%)
  • September54 (8.5%)
  • October64 (10%)
  • November52 (8.2%)
  • December60 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight446 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry470 (74%)
  • Wet or damp152 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph486 (77%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph31 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kirklees in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (60%)
  • Pedestrian173 (21%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (11%)
  • 21 to 2568 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35147 (18%)
  • 36 to 45103 (13%)
  • 46 to 55102 (13%)
  • 56 to 6581 (10%)
  • 66 to 7549 (6.1%)
  • Over 7554 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (55%)
  • Passenger192 (24%)
  • Pedestrian173 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car880 (79%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kirklees in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kirklees had the 35th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kirklees in 2025

Dalton, Kirklees, HD1 2DN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kirklees in 2025, with 30 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Kirklees with the most crashes in 2025

The A62 had the most collisions in Kirklees in 2025: 36, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kirklees, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62364209
2ndA6383545014
3rdM62335517
4thA6293037013
5thA641152105
6thA652152007
7thA616121604
8thA640121603
9thB6117121503
10thA644111415
11thA63591305
12thA64391303
13thA65181000
14thA6427906
15thB64327803
16thA602461004
17thA6496601
18thB61186900
19thB61236701
20thA6535500

Towns in Kirklees: crashes in 2025

Huddersfield had the most collisions of any town in Kirklees in 2025: 193.

Postcode districts in Kirklees: crashes in 2025

HD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kirklees in 2025: 87.

Latest crashes in Kirklees in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Kirklees in 2025, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Kirklees road accidents in other years