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HD3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,189 road traffic collisions in the HD3 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 696 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1979
4,189
821st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,135
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
61 people killed
Serious collisions
696
819 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HD3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal581.4%
  • Serious69617%
  • Slight3,43582%

What the data shows

  • HD3 had 544 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 865 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in HD3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 688 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD3, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in HD3.

Where HD3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
821st
Most casualties
668th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
956th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday588 (14%)
  • Tuesday605 (14%)
  • Wednesday569 (14%)
  • Thursday639 (15%)
  • Friday709 (17%)
  • Saturday599 (14%)
  • Sunday480 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,999 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,068 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown72 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,598 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway1,248 (30%)
  • Roundabout251 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,593 (62%)
  • 40 mph408 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph56 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph216 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph902 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,224 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds576 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds103 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist70 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds49 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.4%)
  • Other49 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,990 (65%)
  • Pedestrian790 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist529 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist258 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant215 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)146 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD3 peaked at 135 in 1999; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254759
20245573
20235985
20226080
20215177
20204158
20194358
20186396
20175165
201674117
20157196
20146799
201381125
201283118
201177111
201092143
200983146
2008112184
2007108188
200691144
200599179
200493140
2003113188
2002112192
2001107170
2000114179
1999135183
1998121175
1997111146
1996128198
1995120165
199499141
199388120
199297167
199178106
1990101139
1989102138
1988109152
19877897
198693134
198588119
198479105
198394122
1982108146
1981100129
1980102142
1979111141

Map of recent crashes in HD3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD3

The 24 most recent collisions in HD3 happened between 30 June and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD3

The M62 has the most collisions in HD3, 898 of 4,189 (21%), followed by the A640 (858).

Collisions in HD3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM628981,66016135
2ndA6408581,17021168
3rdA629465700754
4thA643170267519
5thB6111156176033
6thA62233205
7thB61123400

Council areas covering HD3

Collisions in HD3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 3,968 of 4,189 (95%).

Collisions in HD3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees3,9685,73355674
2ndCalderdale220401322

Towns in HD3

Collisions in HD3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Huddersfield (2,767) and Outlane (161).