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WF17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,906 road traffic collisions in the WF17 postcode district, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,996 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 994 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 68 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (81).

Collisions since 1979
5,906
344th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,996
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
72 people killed
Serious collisions
994
1,113 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
68
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
88
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal681.2%
  • Serious99417%
  • Slight4,84482%

What the data shows

  • WF17 had 749 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 1,191 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in WF17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,363 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF17, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in WF17.

Where WF17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
344th
Most casualties
315th
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
401st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday824 (14%)
  • Tuesday800 (14%)
  • Wednesday868 (15%)
  • Thursday858 (15%)
  • Friday1,022 (17%)
  • Saturday888 (15%)
  • Sunday646 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,115 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,693 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown80 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,123 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway512 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout147 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph5,169 (88%)
  • 40 mph210 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph91 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph386 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,897 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds674 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds84 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.3%)
  • Other60 (1%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,604 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,605 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist798 (10%)
  • Cyclist374 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant198 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant180 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant107 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)63 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF17 peaked at 173 in 2000; 2025 had 68.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 68
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256888
202481103
20237082
202287121
202186116
20205063
20195477
201886112
201779105
201688122
2015109157
201481114
201372103
2012117171
2011111141
2010107166
2009148212
2008143219
2007160216
2006143191
2005149211
2004162250
2003158226
2002159237
2001166256
2000173253
1999173252
1998155244
1997164201
1996152205
1995152214
1994139192
1993129171
1992143184
1991139189
1990158198
1989120149
1988133168
1987130155
1986134159
1985129166
1984164193
1983123147
1982160203
1981138170
1980149181
1979115143

Map of recent crashes in WF17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF17

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF17

The 24 most recent collisions in WF17 happened between 30 July and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF17

The A652 has the most collisions in WF17, 1,113 of 5,906 (19%), followed by the A62 (518).

Collisions in WF17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6521,1131,54518189
2ndA62518755478
3rdB6123430593193
4thM62343545334
5thA643269364863
6thB6124174225333
7thB6122145217224
8thA638129202024
9thB612887117014
10thA653509428
11thB61255061010
12thM621476605
13thA65071111
14thA65171112
15thA6563400

Council areas covering WF17

Collisions in WF17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 5,744 of 5,906 (97%).

Collisions in WF17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees5,7447,76966971
2ndLeeds154217221

Towns in WF17

Collisions in WF17 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Batley (5,092) and Dewsbury (186).