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HD8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

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).

Collisions since 1979
3,323
1,178th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,850
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
89 people killed
Serious collisions
721
858 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HD8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal802.4%
  • Serious72122%
  • Slight2,52276%

What the data shows

  • HD8 had 363 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 561 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in HD8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 572 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD8, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in HD8.

Where HD8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,178th
Most casualties
1,042nd
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
915th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday472 (14%)
  • Tuesday429 (13%)
  • Wednesday450 (14%)
  • Thursday480 (14%)
  • Friday565 (17%)
  • Saturday509 (15%)
  • Sunday418 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,281 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit874 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,265 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,437 (43%)
  • 40 mph824 (25%)
  • 50 mph142 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph882 (27%)
  • 70 mph33 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,688 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds378 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds62 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist46 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,251 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist552 (11%)
  • Pedestrian484 (10%)
  • Cyclist213 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant135 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD8 peaked at 108 in 2000; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253446
20242739
20234862
20223851
20213851
20203145
20192738
20183036
20173556
20165574
20154981
20144969
20135886
20125180
20114885
20104673
20095180
20085478
20076499
200691143
200587145
200466122
200373109
200269122
2001100157
2000108150
199988133
199893141
1997101166
199684134
199575109
199477107
199388130
199283119
199197127
199089123
198982101
198873113
198798146
198696124
198584124
198496116
198391134
1982100133
198199127
198099134
1979103132

Map of recent crashes in HD8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD8

The 24 most recent collisions in HD8 happened between 14 April and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD8

The A629 has the most collisions in HD8, 876 of 3,323 (26%), followed by the A636 (394).

Collisions in HD8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6298761,34324192
2ndA6363946081184
3rdB6116394554971
4thA635272447871
5thA6422543761456
6thB6433334305
7thM141000
8thA6283500
9thA6333400

Council areas covering HD8

Collisions in HD8 were recorded in 4 council areas. Kirklees has 3,274 of 3,323 (99%).

Collisions in HD8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees3,2744,77879715
2ndBarnsley375603
3rdNorth Yorkshire6811
4thWest Lancashire4400

Towns in HD8

Collisions in HD8 were recorded in 6 towns, led by Skelmanthorpe and Clayton West (447) and Lepton (395).