Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 19 Nov 2025, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131671016
Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF12 8AZ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 196 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Dewsbury East ward, Kirklees, from 2001 to 2025, with 283 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.
In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 196
- 4,326th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 283
- 1.44 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 6
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the WF12 8AZ hotspot
32 of the 196 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious3116%
- Slight16484%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 33
- Slightly injured
- 249
- All casualties
- 283
Accidents by year at the WF12 8AZ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2006, against an average of 7.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the WF12 8AZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 6
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2011 | 6 | 13 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 | 20 | 29 |
| 2005 | 13 | 18 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2003 | 14 | 18 |
| 2002 | 13 | 21 |
| 2001 | 17 | 24 |
Map of crashes at the WF12 8AZ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near WF12 8AZ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF12 8AZ 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 WF12 8AZ 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 WF12 8AZ hotspot
160 of the 196 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Dewsbury.
Accident hotspots near WF12 8AZ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF13 1BQ area, 1 km away, with 1,082 collisions.
- Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF13 1BQ area1 km away, 1,515 casualties1,082 collisions
- Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF12 7RD area1.3 km away, 495 casualties302 collisions
- Dewsbury West, Kirklees, WF12 9PY area1.6 km away, 486 casualties339 collisions
- Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF5 9QH area1.6 km away, 328 casualties235 collisions
- Batley East, Kirklees, WF17 6JL area1.7 km away, 333 casualties248 collisions
- Dewsbury South, Kirklees, WF12 0AG area2.2 km away, 295 casualties230 collisions
- Dewsbury East, Kirklees, WF12 7HS area2.2 km away, 141 casualties98 collisions
- Dewsbury West, Kirklees, WF13 4ET area2.3 km away, 316 casualties237 collisions
All 196 crashes at the WF12 8AZ hotspot
Newest first, from 11 January 2001 to 19 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 10 Nov 2025, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131690163
- Slight
Skoda Superb crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 2 Apr 2025, 17:02
- Skoda Superb and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131573408
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 15 Mar 2025, 23:19
- 2 Audi A3s and MG 3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131565469
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 21 Jan 2025, 20:00
- Seat Leon and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131547965
- Slight
Vehicle crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 9 Jan 2025, 19:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025131540292
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 7 Sep 2024, 16:45
- Mercedes C Class and an e-scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131488520
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 9 Aug 2024, 19:30
- Audi A3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131478278
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 21 Jun 2024, 10:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131466351
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 22 May 2024, 16:07
- Peugeot 2008 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131450442
- Serious
Audi Q5 crash on the A653 in Kirklees, 28 Jan 2024, 14:05
- Audi Q5, Volvo XC40 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024131403551
- Slight
Ford Transit Courier crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 21 Nov 2023, 09:00
- Ford Transit Courier and Mazda CX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131376996
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A653 in Kirklees, 13 Nov 2023, 16:52
- BMW 1 Series and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131374166
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the A653 in Kirklees, 26 Aug 2023, 21:40
- Mazda 2 and Volkswagen Touran
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023131345863
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 9 Dec 2022, 17:25
- Honda Jazz and MCC Smart
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131252013
- Slight
Car crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 1 Nov 2022, 08:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131237016
- Slight
Citroen Nemo crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 30 Sep 2022, 14:40
- Citroen Nemo and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022131225032
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 21 Aug 2022, 08:33
- BMW 3 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022131211105
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Jun 2022, 00:51
- Toyota Yaris and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022131194216
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 8 Jun 2021, 15:12
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021131053901
- Slight
Land Rover Freelander crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 2 Feb 2021, 07:00
- Land Rover Freelander and Peugeot 5008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021138220505
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 12 Nov 2020, 14:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020137BC0936
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the A653 in Kirklees, 3 Aug 2020, 14:00
- Suzuki Swift and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20201378F0999
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 31 Jul 2020, 10:15
- Ford Fiesta and Mitsubishi Colt
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20201377V0535
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 9 Jun 2020, 13:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020137690953
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Apr 2020, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20201374R1042
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the A653 in Kirklees, 29 Nov 2019, 16:45
- Peugeot 3008 and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019136BT1309
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Sep 2019, 12:27
- BMW 5 Series, Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20191369E0758
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Feb 2019, 15:30
- A car and an agricultural vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20191362E1591
- Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 7 Feb 2019, 13:45
- Toyota Avensis and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019136270845
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 23 Sep 2018, 12:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20181359N0818
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 3 Jul 2018, 14:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135731053
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 29 Jun 2018, 08:15
- Toyota Auris and a car
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 20181356T0455
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 20 Jun 2018, 14:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20181356L1461
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 18 Jun 2018, 09:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20181356D0288
- Slight
Seat Altea crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 3 May 2018, 17:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018135531367
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 2 Dec 2017, 18:50
- Vauxhall Zafira and Citroen Saxo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017134C21671
- Slight
Volkswagen Beetle crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 28 Nov 2017, 23:05
- Volkswagen Beetle and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017134BS2095
- Serious
Peugeot 206 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 18 Oct 2017, 08:39
- Peugeot 206 and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2017134AI0323
- Serious
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A653 in Kirklees, 1 Feb 2017, 20:00
- Vauxhall Meriva and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017134211498
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 7 Oct 2016, 15:00
- Audi A3 and Jaguar XJ Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016133A70782
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 19 Jul 2016, 21:00
- Vauxhall Insignia and Honda Accord
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 20161337J1936
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 15 Jul 2016, 18:30
- Honda Jazz and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20161337F1404
- Slight
Wrightbus Gemini crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 19 Mar 2016, 15:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20161333J1051
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 14 Feb 2016, 04:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 20161332E0291
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees, 10 Feb 2016, 11:26
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20161332A0496
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 20 Dec 2015, 21:20
- Audi A1 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015132CK1635
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the A638 in Kirklees, 8 Dec 2015, 11:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015132C90644