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WF15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,076 road traffic collisions in the WF15 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 399 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,076
1,720th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,905
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
35 people killed
Serious collisions
399
457 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for WF15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.6%
  • Serious39919%
  • Slight1,64379%

What the data shows

  • WF15 had 243 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 370 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in WF15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 485 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF15, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in WF15.

Where WF15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,720th
Most casualties
1,688th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,765th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday277 (13%)
  • Tuesday308 (15%)
  • Wednesday310 (15%)
  • Thursday315 (15%)
  • Friday367 (18%)
  • Saturday257 (12%)
  • Sunday242 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,392 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit648 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,895 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,822 (88%)
  • 40 mph180 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph52 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,695 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds276 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,707 (59%)
  • Pedestrian432 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist400 (14%)
  • Cyclist190 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF15 peaked at 66 in 1996; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 24
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252424
20241619
20232534
20223539
20212638
20201520
20192737
20182328
20172736
20162537
20152933
20141927
20132230
20123961
20113759
20103456
20093051
20085180
20075061
20065984
20054562
20044776
20036497
20024267
20015689
20006495
19996193
19985679
19975996
199666100
19956081
19944152
19935179
19926480
19915671
19905672
19895562
19884660
19875169
19864557
19854465
19845975
19835062
19824051
19816691
19806094
19795976

Map of recent crashes in WF15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF15

The 24 most recent collisions in WF15 happened between 18 January and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF15

The A62 has the most collisions in WF15, 566 of 2,076 (27%), followed by the A638 (318).

Collisions in WF15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA625668301398
2ndA638318453351
3rdA649291392557
4thB611990119024
5thM625410627
6thA6465501
7thA6433400
8thA6473302

Council areas covering WF15

Collisions in WF15 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 2,016 of 2,076 (97%).

Collisions in WF15 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees2,0162,79331390
2ndCalderdale5710938

Town in WF15

Of the 2,076 collisions in WF15, 1,821 (88%) were in Liversedge.