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WF16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,565 road traffic collisions in the WF16 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,036 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 263 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,565
1,947th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,036
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
263
285 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for WF16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.5%
  • Serious26317%
  • Slight1,27982%

What the data shows

  • WF16 had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 300 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in WF16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 367 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF16, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in WF16.

Where WF16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,947th
Most casualties
1,993rd
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,099th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday236 (15%)
  • Tuesday196 (13%)
  • Wednesday224 (14%)
  • Thursday248 (16%)
  • Friday293 (19%)
  • Saturday239 (15%)
  • Sunday129 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,115 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit422 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,496 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,442 (92%)
  • 40 mph48 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph66 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,312 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,050 (52%)
  • Pedestrian520 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist220 (11%)
  • Cyclist119 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF16 peaked at 58 in 1994; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252124
20241724
20231722
20222124
20211621
20201516
20191112
20181316
20172025
20162639
20152230
20142632
20132229
20123745
20112833
20103345
20093447
20083657
20073553
20062737
20053945
20042839
20033248
20023141
20013563
20004161
19994158
19984263
19972942
19964258
19953445
19945867
19933951
19925574
19914762
19903947
19895159
19883743
19873541
19864552
19854051
19844860
19834858
19823336
19814150
19803748
19794143

Map of recent crashes in WF16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF16

The 24 most recent collisions in WF16 happened between 7 December 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF16

The A638 has the most collisions in WF16, 500 of 1,565 (32%), followed by the B6117 (233).

Collisions in WF16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638500677977
2ndB6117233304434
3rdA62219313642
4thB6123455306
5thB6122344814
6thA651192602

Council area for WF16

WF16 is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. WF16 accounts for 2.7% of them.

Towns in WF16

Collisions in WF16 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Heckmondwike (1,365) and Batley (91).