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Batley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,235 road traffic collisions in Batley, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 55 were fatal and 911 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (71).

Collisions since 1979
5,235
204th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
6,999
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
55
57 people killed
Serious collisions
911
1,018 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Batley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal551.1%
  • Serious91117%
  • Slight4,26982%

What the data shows

  • Batley had 645 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 1,068 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Batley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,254 children under 16 were killed or injured in Batley, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Batley.

Where Batley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
204th
Most casualties
196th
Most fatal collisions
204th
Most serious collisions
203rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday733 (14%)
  • Tuesday690 (13%)
  • Wednesday779 (15%)
  • Thursday783 (15%)
  • Friday892 (17%)
  • Saturday803 (15%)
  • Sunday555 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,644 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,499 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown76 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,833 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout88 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph4,836 (92%)
  • 40 mph132 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph108 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph123 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,350 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds611 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Other48 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,893 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,515 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist737 (11%)
  • Cyclist361 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant145 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant92 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Batley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Batley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Batley peaked at 150 in 1999; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255975
20247191
20236173
20227499
20217798
20204762
20194563
20187194
20176692
201674102
2015107154
20147191
20136997
2012105151
201198127
201087132
2009138195
2008129197
2007139180
2006125166
2005126175
2004146219
2003141200
2002132196
2001146221
2000147209
1999150212
1998142231
1997140170
1996137183
1995128179
1994119159
1993111137
1992136181
1991130174
1990143174
1989108131
1988116142
1987118143
1986115129
1985119152
1984146172
1983115141
1982140174
1981130162
1980135164
1979106130

Map of recent crashes in Batley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Batley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Batley

The 24 most recent collisions in Batley happened between 5 July and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Batley

The A652 has the most collisions in Batley, 1,048 of 5,235 (20%), followed by the A62 (510).

Collisions in Batley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6521,0481,45416181
2ndA62510770580
3rdB6123422578193
4thA643260345662
5thB6124143181224
6thB6122120192222
7thM62110176012
8thB61287599011
9thA638498309
10thB61254956010
11thA65171112
12thM6217900
13thA6533401

Council areas covering Batley

Collisions in Batley were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 5,185 of 5,235 (99%).

Collisions in Batley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees5,1856,93255904
2ndLeeds446005

Postcode districts in Batley

Collisions in Batley were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by WF17 (5,092) and WF16 (91).