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WF13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,644 road traffic collisions in the WF13 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,136 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 704 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 49 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (39).

Collisions since 1979
4,644
668th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,136
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
51 people killed
Serious collisions
704
744 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
49
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
57
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal511.1%
  • Serious70415%
  • Slight3,88984%

What the data shows

  • WF13 had 486 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 49% fewer than the 955 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in WF13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,161 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF13, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in WF13.

Where WF13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
668th
Most casualties
667th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
944th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday641 (14%)
  • Tuesday667 (14%)
  • Wednesday702 (15%)
  • Thursday685 (15%)
  • Friday825 (18%)
  • Saturday675 (15%)
  • Sunday449 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,370 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,184 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,906 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway511 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road179 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph4,599 (99%)
  • 40 mph20 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,865 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds547 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds65 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,175 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,578 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist557 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist369 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant227 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant83 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant83 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF13 peaked at 141 in 1996; 2025 had 49.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 49
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254957
20243954
20236483
20225163
20214552
20203041
20194052
20184966
20175060
201669104
201581112
201471105
201380107
201295126
201185131
2010102154
2009100142
2008113163
2007115161
2006113155
2005127171
2004118165
2003135199
2002120179
2001120178
2000120170
1999135185
1998135188
1997125180
1996141209
1995119148
1994106134
1993105131
1992117153
1991113138
1990105135
1989118138
1988114139
1987115139
1986113131
1985121143
1984126148
1983114126
1982112133
1981118139
1980113136
197998113

Map of recent crashes in WF13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF13

The 24 most recent collisions in WF13 happened between 29 June and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF13

The A644 has the most collisions in WF13, 1,012 of 4,644 (22%), followed by the A638 (995).

Collisions in WF13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6441,0121,41714177
2ndA6389951,42112112
3rdB6117295367052
4thA652289377253
5thA653274005
6thB6409131801
7thB61776700
8thA6283501

Council area for WF13

WF13 is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. WF13 accounts for 8.1% of them.

Towns in WF13

Collisions in WF13 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Dewsbury (4,504) and Batley (34).