Audi Q2 crash on the A629 in Kirklees, 15 Dec 2025, 14:05
- Audi Q2 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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Police recorded 3,323 road traffic collisions in the HD8 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 80 were fatal and 721 were serious.
In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (27).
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Collisions in HD8 peaked at 108 in 2000; 2025 had 34.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | 46 |
| 2024 | 27 | 39 |
| 2023 | 48 | 62 |
| 2022 | 38 | 51 |
| 2021 | 38 | 51 |
| 2020 | 31 | 45 |
| 2019 | 27 | 38 |
| 2018 | 30 | 36 |
| 2017 | 35 | 56 |
| 2016 | 55 | 74 |
| 2015 | 49 | 81 |
| 2014 | 49 | 69 |
| 2013 | 58 | 86 |
| 2012 | 51 | 80 |
| 2011 | 48 | 85 |
| 2010 | 46 | 73 |
| 2009 | 51 | 80 |
| 2008 | 54 | 78 |
| 2007 | 64 | 99 |
| 2006 | 91 | 143 |
| 2005 | 87 | 145 |
| 2004 | 66 | 122 |
| 2003 | 73 | 109 |
| 2002 | 69 | 122 |
| 2001 | 100 | 157 |
| 2000 | 108 | 150 |
| 1999 | 88 | 133 |
| 1998 | 93 | 141 |
| 1997 | 101 | 166 |
| 1996 | 84 | 134 |
| 1995 | 75 | 109 |
| 1994 | 77 | 107 |
| 1993 | 88 | 130 |
| 1992 | 83 | 119 |
| 1991 | 97 | 127 |
| 1990 | 89 | 123 |
| 1989 | 82 | 101 |
| 1988 | 73 | 113 |
| 1987 | 98 | 146 |
| 1986 | 96 | 124 |
| 1985 | 84 | 124 |
| 1984 | 96 | 116 |
| 1983 | 91 | 134 |
| 1982 | 100 | 133 |
| 1981 | 99 | 127 |
| 1980 | 99 | 134 |
| 1979 | 103 | 132 |
Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD8
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The 24 most recent collisions in HD8 happened between 14 April and 15 December 2025.
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The A629 has the most collisions in HD8, 876 of 3,323 (26%), followed by the A636 (394).
Collisions in HD8 were recorded in 4 council areas. Kirklees has 3,274 of 3,323 (99%).
| Rank | Council area | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kirklees | 3,274 | 4,778 | 79 | 715 |
| 2nd | Barnsley | 37 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | North Yorkshire | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | West Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Collisions in HD8 were recorded in 6 towns, led by Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West (447) and Lepton (395).