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HD9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,449 road traffic collisions in the HD9 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 65 were fatal and 780 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 42 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
3,449
1,108th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,674
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
65
65 people killed
Serious collisions
780
886 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
42
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HD9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal651.9%
  • Serious78023%
  • Slight2,60476%

What the data shows

  • HD9 had 414 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 546 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in HD9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 657 children under 16 were killed or injured in HD9, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in HD9.

Where HD9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,108th
Most casualties
1,094th
Most fatal collisions
797th
Most serious collisions
783rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday486 (14%)
  • Tuesday440 (13%)
  • Wednesday468 (14%)
  • Thursday501 (15%)
  • Friday569 (16%)
  • Saturday502 (15%)
  • Sunday483 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,466 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit739 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting182 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,351 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,325 (67%)
  • 40 mph253 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph795 (23%)
  • 70 mph27 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,740 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds403 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds84 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds61 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist45 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,545 (54%)
  • Pedestrian745 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist694 (15%)
  • Cyclist314 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant179 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant102 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HD9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HD9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HD9 peaked at 114 in 1990; 2025 had 42.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 42
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254256
20245061
20234860
20224249
20213244
20203642
20193854
20184449
20174157
20164154
20154362
20144555
20134968
20125567
20115876
20105568
20094469
20086492
200777113
20065688
200571107
200471106
200377157
200283117
200188118
200095158
1999109155
199894140
199796143
1996111147
199579110
199477114
199383115
1992105135
199191111
1990114157
198986119
198893111
1987107140
1986100119
1985102133
1984105132
198386106
1982104119
198193117
198092115
19797789

Map of recent crashes in HD9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HD9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HD9

The 24 most recent collisions in HD9 happened between 19 June and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HD9

The A635 has the most collisions in HD9, 556 of 3,449 (16%), followed by the A6024 (552).

Collisions in HD9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63555676916113
2ndA60245527479124
3rdA61651372410126
4thB6107329448671
5thB6106162277144
6thB6108102146225

Council areas covering HD9

Collisions in HD9 were recorded in 6 council areas. Kirklees has 3,369 of 3,449 (98%).

Collisions in HD9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees3,3694,55261758
2ndBarnsley4884111
3rdNorth Yorkshire111105
4thHigh Peak101323
5thBradford3310
6thSouth Ribble3602

Towns in HD9

Collisions in HD9 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Honley (1,264) and Holmfirth (526).