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A649 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 collisions on the A649 from 1979 to 2025, with 894 casualties. Of those crashes, 13 were fatal and 115 serious, and 15 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 8 collisions on the A649, level with 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
620
1,652nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
894
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
15 people killed
Serious collisions
115
139 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Down 20% on 2024

Crash severity on the A649

On the A649, 2.1% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious11519%
  • Slight49279%

Where the A649 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,652nd
Most casualties
1,565th
Most fatal collisions
1,413th
Most serious collisions
1,700th

A649 accidents by year

Collisions on the A649 peaked at 27 in 1997 and were down to 8 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A649, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 8
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588
2024810
202366
20221012
202169
202011
2019610
201822
201789
201655
2015812
201459
201389
2012915
2011914
20101520
20091118
20081221
20071119
20061624
20051214
20041018
20031620
2002916
20011231
20001518
19991631
19981820
19972737
19962233
19952643
19941324
19931217
19921720
19911928
19902331
19891925
19882126
19871122
1986912
19851722
19842126
19831428
19822126
19811518
19802026
19792129

When crashes happen on the A649

Wednesday has the most collisions on the A649 (105), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (154).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday105 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am29 (4.7%)
  • 3am to 6am9 (1.5%)
  • 6am to 9am84 (14%)
  • 9am to noon65 (10%)
  • Noon to 3pm96 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm154 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm114 (18%)
  • 9pm to midnight69 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.8%)
  • February57 (9.2%)
  • March49 (7.9%)
  • April48 (7.7%)
  • May56 (9%)
  • June50 (8.1%)
  • July38 (6.1%)
  • August51 (8.2%)
  • September57 (9.2%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November56 (9%)
  • December51 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight417 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A649 crashes

On the A649, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 58% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph529 (85%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph39 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Other16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (58%)
  • Wet or damp247 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A649 crashes

Car occupants make up 62% of the people killed or injured on the A649, followed by motorcyclists (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant552 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (14%)
  • Pedestrian117 (13%)
  • Cyclist50 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (74%)
  • Motorcycle120 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1588 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20154 (17%)
  • 21 to 25135 (15%)
  • 26 to 35161 (18%)
  • 36 to 45126 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (59%)
  • Passenger249 (28%)
  • Pedestrian117 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A649

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A649

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A649 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A649 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has the most, with 429, followed by Calderdale (186).

Collisions on the A649 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees4296271085
2ndCalderdale186257329

A649 crashes by town

Collisions on the A649 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Liversedge (273) and Brighouse (145).

Recent crashes on the A649

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A649, from 30 October 2022 to 11 December 2025.

Severity