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Birstall & Birkenshaw, Kirklees, BD11 2BN area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 135 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Birstall & Birkenshaw ward, Kirklees, from 2001 to 2025, with 181 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
135
6,135th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
181
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the BD11 2BN hotspot

23 of the 135 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2216%
  • Slight11283%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
23
Slightly injured
157
All casualties
181

Accidents by year at the BD11 2BN hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2015, against an average of 5.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BD11 2BN hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202459
202344
202244
202145
202044
201945
201844
201756
201635
20151011
201469
201356
2012612
201155
201099
200966
2008712
2007512
200668
200558
20041014
200356
200245
200147

Map of crashes at the BD11 2BN hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BD11 2BN.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birstall & Birkenshaw, Kirklees, BD11 2BN area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BD11 2BN 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.

Ward
Birstall & Birkenshaw
Council area
Kirklees
Nearest postcode to the centre
BD11 2BN
Postcode district
BD11
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.75846, -1.69254
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
13 November 2025
Rank by collisions
6,135th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BD11 2BN hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A651, with 63 of 135, followed by the A650 with 41.

Collisions at the BD11 2BN hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6516385110
2ndA650416107
3rdB61351100

Towns near the BD11 2BN hotspot

115 of the 135 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Gomersal and Birkenshaw.

Accident hotspots near BD11 2BN

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Holme Wood & Bierley, Bradford, BD4 0PS area, 1.6 km away, with 371 collisions.

All 135 crashes at the BD11 2BN hotspot

Newest first, from 9 January 2001 to 13 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year