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HD2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,582 road traffic collisions in the HD2 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,976 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 593 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,582
1,046th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,976
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
43 people killed
Serious collisions
593
687 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for HD2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal421.2%
  • Serious59317%
  • Slight2,94782%

What the data shows

  • HD2 had 440 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 732 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in HD2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 833 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD2, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in HD2.

Where HD2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,046th
Most casualties
1,004th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
1,230th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday491 (14%)
  • Tuesday503 (14%)
  • Wednesday556 (16%)
  • Thursday549 (15%)
  • Friday600 (17%)
  • Saturday480 (13%)
  • Sunday403 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,568 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit921 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,650 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway744 (21%)
  • Roundabout163 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,240 (63%)
  • 40 mph829 (23%)
  • 50 mph74 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph128 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph298 (8.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,873 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds473 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,014 (61%)
  • Pedestrian868 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist400 (8%)
  • Cyclist283 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant108 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD2 peaked at 114 in 1994; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254657
20244657
20234153
20225165
20214154
20203545
20194968
20184250
20175169
20163854
20156893
20145575
20136293
201273108
201181133
201086136
200984130
200871108
200783117
200669144
200581131
2004100161
2003108168
200294138
200199149
200083105
199992115
1998105155
1997102133
199688128
199588124
1994114151
19937489
19927597
199182106
1990100137
198995120
198890119
198785105
198688108
19857695
19847196
198372100
198297121
19817297
198085107
197994112

Map of recent crashes in HD2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD2

The 24 most recent collisions in HD2 happened between 3 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD2

The A62 has the most collisions in HD2, 608 of 3,582 (17%), followed by the A641 (439).

Collisions in HD2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA626088431394
2ndA6414396701190
3rdM62269460330
4thA6107265356553
5thA629141196115
6thA64398145213
7thB61188801
8thA6423300
9thA6443501

Council areas covering HD2

Collisions in HD2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 3,281 of 3,582 (92%).

Collisions in HD2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees3,2814,46739560
2ndCalderdale299507332

Town in HD2

Of the 3,582 collisions in HD2, 2,920 (82%) were in Huddersfield.