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HD1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,396 road traffic collisions in the HD1 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 1,222 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 87 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1979
8,396
102nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,261
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
69 people killed
Serious collisions
1,222
1,317 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
87
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
105
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HD1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal650.8%
  • Serious1,22215%
  • Slight7,10985%

What the data shows

  • HD1 had 855 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 1,548 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in HD1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,309 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in HD1.

Where HD1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
102nd
Most casualties
87th
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
188th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,268 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,208 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,181 (14%)
  • Thursday1,287 (15%)
  • Friday1,408 (17%)
  • Saturday1,228 (15%)
  • Sunday816 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,910 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,334 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown134 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,421 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway2,073 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road579 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout280 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph45 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph7,953 (95%)
  • 40 mph353 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph19 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,843 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,137 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds127 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other74 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,919 (53%)
  • Pedestrian2,816 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist918 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant693 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist481 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant165 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant163 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD1 peaked at 262 in 1998; 2025 had 87.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 87
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587105
20247488
20238391
202286102
20217586
20205570
201981110
2018102132
201796117
2016116155
2015137191
2014102144
2013133186
2012151224
2011152206
2010168245
2009167246
2008167236
2007191271
2006180252
2005184284
2004201303
2003256351
2002240341
2001238353
2000239328
1999258353
1998262371
1997222313
1996240366
1995210294
1994220303
1993175224
1992212255
1991193244
1990225277
1989199239
1988221296
1987238301
1986205248
1985206257
1984227286
1983214265
1982218261
1981228282
1980239316
1979223293

Map of recent crashes in HD1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD1

The 24 most recent collisions in HD1 happened between 21 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD1

The A62 has the most collisions in HD1, 2,146 of 8,396 (26%), followed by the A641 (605).

Collisions in HD1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA622,1463,04320312
2ndA641605837682
3rdA640595812695
4thA629577832488
5thA616463633372
6thB6432340454461
7thB61085980011
8thA642172204
9thB63423301

Council area for HD1

HD1 is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HD1 accounts for 15% of them.

Town in HD1

Of the 8,396 collisions in HD1, 8,355 (99.5%) were in Huddersfield.