Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 15 Dec 2025, 07:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131683416
Batley West, Kirklees, WF17 8HW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 225 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Batley West ward, Kirklees, from 2001 to 2025, with 311 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.
In 2025 there were 7 collisions here, down from 10 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 225
- 3,731st busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 311
- 1.38 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 7
- Down 30% on 2024
Crash severity at the WF17 8HW hotspot
41 of the 225 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal41.8%
- Serious3716%
- Slight18482%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 49
- Slightly injured
- 257
- All casualties
- 311
Accidents by year at the WF17 8HW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 19 in 2001, against an average of 9.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WF17 8HW hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 7
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 18 | 24 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 7 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 17 | 20 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15 | 23 |
| 2004 | 11 | 15 |
| 2003 | 18 | 27 |
| 2002 | 10 | 11 |
| 2001 | 19 | 38 |
Map of crashes at the WF17 8HW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF17 8HW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Batley West, Kirklees, WF17 8HW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the WF17 8HW hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the WF17 8HW hotspot
218 of the 225 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Batley.
Accident hotspots near WF17 8HW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Batley East, Kirklees, WF17 0AY area, 1.1 km away, with 75 collisions.
- Batley East, Kirklees, WF17 0AY area1.1 km away, 114 casualties75 collisions
- Batley East, Kirklees, WF17 5EA area1.2 km away, 1,069 casualties772 collisions
- Batley West, Kirklees, WF17 8FX area1.3 km away, 411 casualties300 collisions
- Birstall & Birkenshaw, Kirklees, WF17 9EA area1.4 km away, 524 casualties366 collisions
- Heckmondwike, Kirklees, WF16 9BJ area1.5 km away, 192 casualties136 collisions
- Batley West, Kirklees, WF13 4SF area2 km away, 653 casualties459 collisions
- Batley East, Kirklees, WF17 6PA area2.2 km away, 174 casualties131 collisions
- Batley East, Kirklees, WF17 6JL area2.2 km away, 333 casualties248 collisions
All 225 crashes at the WF17 8HW hotspot
Newest first, from 8 January 2001 to 15 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Audi A6 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 16 Nov 2025, 18:47
- Audi A6 and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025131669362
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 31 Oct 2025, 10:52
- Audi A1 and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131661804
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 17 Jun 2025, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131604123
- Serious
Toyota Aygo crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 19 Feb 2025, 14:52
- Toyota Aygo and Peugeot 2008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131556037
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 5 Feb 2025, 16:30
- Ford Focus and Volvo V50
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131550992
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 3 Feb 2025, 13:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131549802
- Slight
Kia Soul crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 22 Nov 2024, 10:41
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024131519947
- Slight
Smart Fortwo crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 15 Oct 2024, 19:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131563447
- Slight
Mercedes Eqc Class crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 12 Sep 2024, 06:27
- Mercedes Eqc Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131490601
- Slight
Vauxhall Crossland crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 10 Jul 2024, 22:27
- Vauxhall Crossland, Suzuki Celerio and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131466175
- Serious
Audi RS3 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Jun 2024, 18:12
- Audi RS3, BMW 3 Series and Audi Q3
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2024131455927
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 15 Apr 2024, 13:02
- Toyota Corolla and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131431895
- Slight
Fiat Doblo crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 22 Feb 2024, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131412987
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 5 Feb 2024, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131406552
- Slight
Toyota Verso crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 17 Jan 2024, 09:32
- Toyota Verso, Hyundai Ioniq, Nissan Qashqai and Mercedes C Class
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131417490
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 17 Jan 2024, 07:52
- Volkswagen Golf and Chevrolet Captiva
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024131400420
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 16 Dec 2023, 17:30
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131389167
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 29 Nov 2023, 17:57
- Mercedes Sprinter and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131380971
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 1 Nov 2023, 11:05
- BMW 5 Series and Honda Accord
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131369434
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 13 Jul 2023, 08:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131329622
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 13 Jun 2023, 17:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131318265
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 8 Jun 2023, 08:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131316475
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 22 Apr 2023, 17:30
- Audi A3 and BMW X6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131299777
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Feb 2023, 05:57
- Audi A4 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131275854
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 3 Feb 2023, 09:30
- BMW 3 Series and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023131271937
- Slight
Mini One crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 5 Dec 2022, 20:17
- Mini One and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131252035
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 12 Oct 2022, 11:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131229543
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 17 Jun 2022, 12:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131189001
- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 16 May 2022, 08:33
- Lexus CT 200, Audi Q3 and Peugeot 107
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131177658
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 20 Apr 2022, 17:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131168231
- Slight
Citroen Relay crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 16 Nov 2021, 16:50
- Citroen Relay, Audi A1 and Ford Ka+
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131115600
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 16 Sep 2021, 08:00
- A bicycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131089770
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 16 Sep 2021, 08:00
- A bicycle and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131088212
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 2 Aug 2021, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131072810
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 18 Jun 2021, 15:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131057265
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 8 Jun 2021, 15:42
- Ford S-Max and Yamaha YZF R125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131053658
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 20 Jan 2021, 19:50
- Hyundai i30 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20211381K1520
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 11 Jan 2021, 18:35
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20211381B1363
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 22 Jul 2020, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20201377M1379
- Serious
Piaggio Zip crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Feb 2020, 17:02
- Piaggio Zip and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20201372E1313
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 8 Feb 2020, 22:02
- 2 Volkswagen Golfs
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020137281884
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 7 Aug 2019, 18:20
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019136872026
- Slight
Audi RS6 crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 19 Apr 2019, 13:03
- Audi RS6 and Toyota Corolla
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20191364J0742
- Slight
Car crash on the A652 in Kirklees, 21 Jan 2019, 16:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20191361L1875
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A643 in Kirklees, 19 Aug 2018, 14:30
- 2 motorcycles
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181358J1499
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 11 Jun 2018, 16:34
- Skoda Octavia and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181356B1326
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 27 May 2018, 19:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20181355R1804