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WF14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,233 road traffic collisions in the WF14 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 422 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, up 38% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1979
2,233
1,635th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,088
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
27 people killed
Serious collisions
422
495 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Up 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 50% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal261.2%
  • Serious42219%
  • Slight1,78580%

What the data shows

  • WF14 had 258 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 364 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in WF14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 404 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF14, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in WF14.

Where WF14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,635th
Most casualties
1,630th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
1,701st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday292 (13%)
  • Tuesday301 (13%)
  • Wednesday310 (14%)
  • Thursday343 (15%)
  • Friday394 (18%)
  • Saturday317 (14%)
  • Sunday276 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,543 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit623 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,129 (95%)
  • Roundabout54 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,593 (71%)
  • 40 mph331 (15%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph279 (12%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,809 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds277 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,821 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist414 (13%)
  • Pedestrian413 (13%)
  • Cyclist223 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant71 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF14 peaked at 80 in 1999; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253348
20242432
20233142
20222739
20212639
20201315
20191315
20182430
20172847
20163947
20153649
20143546
20133343
20122842
20113345
20104372
20092636
20084561
20074048
20064565
20055591
20044465
20034972
20025175
20015183
20006296
199980121
199879124
19974563
19965574
19954354
19944757
19935874
19925989
19916077
19906594
19897094
19885778
19877491
198672102
19855681
19846171
19836176
19826986
19816785
19806380
19795874

Map of recent crashes in WF14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF14

The 24 most recent collisions in WF14 happened between 8 April and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF14

The A644 has the most collisions in WF14, 583 of 2,233 (26%), followed by the A62 (343).

Collisions in WF14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64458380110117
2ndA62343531555
3rdB6118114193330
4thB6119273603

Council areas covering WF14

Collisions in WF14 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 2,151 of 2,233 (96%).

Collisions in WF14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees2,1512,96625414
2ndCalderdale8012017

Towns in WF14

Collisions in WF14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Mirfield (1,740) and Huddersfield (11).