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HD7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,793 road traffic collisions in the HD7 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 445 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,793
1,845th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,438
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
47 people killed
Serious collisions
445
517 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for HD7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal402.2%
  • Serious44525%
  • Slight1,30873%

What the data shows

  • HD7 had 190 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 289 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in HD7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 375 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD7, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in HD7.

Where HD7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,845th
Most casualties
1,872nd
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,644th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday287 (16%)
  • Tuesday223 (12%)
  • Wednesday215 (12%)
  • Thursday241 (13%)
  • Friday331 (18%)
  • Saturday265 (15%)
  • Sunday231 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,276 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit385 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,753 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,264 (70%)
  • 40 mph65 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph434 (24%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,408 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,367 (56%)
  • Pedestrian398 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist383 (16%)
  • Cyclist141 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant54 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD7 peaked at 63 in 1982; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252328
20241417
20232428
20221928
20212226
20201015
20191923
20181319
20172129
20162532
20152642
20142627
20132435
20122833
20112333
20103655
20092731
20083042
20073547
20063450
20053251
20043859
20035178
20024369
20014356
20004966
19995465
19984664
19974566
19964055
19954963
19945064
19934974
19924459
19913845
19905672
19895576
19884865
19875067
19865779
19855167
19845166
19834757
19826389
19816286
19805775
19794665

Map of recent crashes in HD7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD7

The 24 most recent collisions in HD7 happened between 19 December 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD7

The A62 has the most collisions in HD7, 625 of 1,793 (35%), followed by the B6107 (57).

Collisions in HD7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6262589721169
2ndB61075780210
3rdA6404884127
4thA6354269115
5thB6111334619
6thA643811

Council areas covering HD7

Collisions in HD7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Kirklees has 1,770 of 1,793 (99%).

Collisions in HD7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees1,7702,40639437
2ndNorth Yorkshire122015
3rdOldham6701

Towns in HD7

Collisions in HD7 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Linthwaite and Slaithwaite (753) and Huddersfield (249).