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Birstall & Birkenshaw, Kirklees, WF17 9EA area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
366
1,997th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
524
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
8
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the WF17 9EA hotspot

64 of the 366 collisions here (17%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight30283%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
72
Slightly injured
449
All casualties
524

Accidents by year at the WF17 9EA hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 28 in 2004, against an average of 15 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the WF17 9EA hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202589
202477
2023813
20221116
20211116
202045
2019911
20181112
201755
20161217
20151622
20141015
20131015
20122642
20111215
2010811
20092027
20082341
20071518
20061725
20052340
20042839
20032430
20022238
20012635

Map of crashes at the WF17 9EA hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF17 9EA.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Birstall & Birkenshaw, Kirklees, WF17 9EA area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the WF17 9EA 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
WF17 9EA
Postcode district
WF17
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.73047, -1.66048
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
27 October 2025
Rank by collisions
1,997th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the WF17 9EA hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A62, with 104 of 366, followed by the A652 with 99.

Collisions at the WF17 9EA hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62104161117
2ndA65299148013
3rdA6435778116
4thB612581000

Towns near the WF17 9EA hotspot

362 of the 366 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Batley.

All 366 crashes at the WF17 9EA hotspot

Newest first, from 17 January 2001 to 27 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year