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HD4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,413 road traffic collisions in the HD4 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 695 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 35 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (36).

Collisions since 1979
3,413
1,123rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,678
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
69 people killed
Serious collisions
695
825 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
35
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
47
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for HD4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal661.9%
  • Serious69520%
  • Slight2,65278%

What the data shows

  • HD4 had 396 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 608 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in HD4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 706 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD4, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in HD4.

Where HD4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,123rd
Most casualties
1,091st
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
960th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday453 (13%)
  • Tuesday456 (13%)
  • Wednesday459 (13%)
  • Thursday512 (15%)
  • Friday586 (17%)
  • Saturday512 (15%)
  • Sunday435 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,314 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit966 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown62 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,334 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph3,010 (88%)
  • 40 mph71 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph311 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,758 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds444 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds59 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds38 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,630 (56%)
  • Pedestrian882 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist554 (12%)
  • Cyclist267 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant132 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant97 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant54 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD4 peaked at 116 in 1981; 2025 had 35.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 35
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253547
20243647
20234654
20224652
20212947
20202943
20194247
20183752
20175872
20163848
20154970
20144264
20134754
20125167
20115994
201077116
200967116
20086688
200773127
200677115
20056598
200487127
200365108
200289137
200187127
200091133
199994137
1998104158
199789128
19967581
1995105143
199479104
199382108
19927088
199181104
1990100134
1989103130
198899126
198784100
19867399
198590129
198492112
198387109
198284113
1981116147
1980112138
1979106140

Map of recent crashes in HD4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD4

The 24 most recent collisions in HD4 happened between 11 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD4

The A616 has the most collisions in HD4, 464 of 3,413 (14%), followed by the A62 (385).

Collisions in HD4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61646466715116
2ndA623855171087
3rdB61082754111159
4thB6111273604
5thA6024111503

Council areas covering HD4

Collisions in HD4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 3,407 of 3,413 (99.8%).

Collisions in HD4 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees3,4074,67166693
2ndNorth Yorkshire4502

Towns in HD4

Collisions in HD4 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Huddersfield (2,547) and Netherton, Kirklees (172).