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WF12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,927 road traffic collisions in the WF12 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 684 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,927
916th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,481
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
65 people killed
Serious collisions
684
774 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
66
Up 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal611.6%
  • Serious68417%
  • Slight3,18281%

What the data shows

  • WF12 had 485 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 784 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in WF12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,046 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF12, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in WF12.

Where WF12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
916th
Most casualties
843rd
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
984th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday531 (14%)
  • Tuesday526 (13%)
  • Wednesday567 (14%)
  • Thursday579 (15%)
  • Friday636 (16%)
  • Saturday598 (15%)
  • Sunday490 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,741 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,095 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,373 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway429 (11%)
  • Roundabout62 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,529 (90%)
  • 40 mph315 (8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph62 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,258 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds447 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,186 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,020 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist519 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist330 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant188 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant103 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant62 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF12 peaked at 121 in 2006; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255366
20244557
20236066
20224263
20215165
20204354
20194858
20185073
20173951
20165477
20155983
20146083
20136689
201275125
20115796
201065109
200989135
200897140
200795148
2006121181
2005107160
200493129
2003110167
2002106164
2001118193
2000101157
1999108142
1998101163
199795141
199685127
199595123
199487126
1993100134
199299129
1991109155
1990102126
198995119
198878105
198766101
198686103
1985101136
1984102123
1983107127
198299130
198199125
1980121155
197988102

Map of recent crashes in WF12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF12

The 24 most recent collisions in WF12 happened between 7 August and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF12

The A638 has the most collisions in WF12, 565 of 3,927 (14%), followed by the A653 (552).

Collisions in WF12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6385658578103
2ndA653552831882
3rdB61174356351485
4thB6409320448741
5thB6128102162117
6thA644547418
7thB612481402
8thA6283411
9thB61773500

Council areas covering WF12

Collisions in WF12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Kirklees has 3,823 of 3,927 (97%).

Collisions in WF12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees3,8235,33056661
2ndWakefield5186212
3rdLeeds4758211

Towns in WF12

Collisions in WF12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Dewsbury (3,511) and Ossett (5).