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Cleckheaton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,701 road traffic collisions in Cleckheaton, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 302 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,701
511th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,247
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
27 people killed
Serious collisions
302
364 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Cleckheaton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious30218%
  • Slight1,37481%

What the data shows

  • Cleckheaton had 191 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 278 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Cleckheaton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 318 children under 16 were killed or injured in Cleckheaton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Cleckheaton.

Where Cleckheaton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
511th
Most casualties
495th
Most fatal collisions
403rd
Most serious collisions
507th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (13%)
  • Tuesday241 (14%)
  • Wednesday255 (15%)
  • Thursday268 (16%)
  • Friday303 (18%)
  • Saturday230 (14%)
  • Sunday182 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,183 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit492 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,463 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout32 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,434 (84%)
  • 40 mph71 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph32 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph115 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,399 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,186 (53%)
  • Pedestrian449 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (13%)
  • Cyclist139 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant58 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Cleckheaton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Cleckheaton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Cleckheaton peaked at 69 in 1982; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251621
20242028
20232738
20222024
20211625
20201013
20191621
20182836
20172430
20161423
20152124
20142539
20132740
20122142
20112329
20103441
20092536
20083145
20073451
20063753
20054061
20044456
20032330
20023947
20014469
20003957
19995770
19984966
19974158
19964261
19953948
19942940
19934256
19923442
19915066
19904957
19894963
19885260
19874047
19864047
19854556
19844754
19836173
19826990
19815670
19805163
19796181

Map of recent crashes in Cleckheaton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Cleckheaton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Cleckheaton

The 24 most recent collisions in Cleckheaton happened between 21 June 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Cleckheaton

The A638 has the most collisions in Cleckheaton, 530 of 1,701 (31%), followed by the A643 (273).

Collisions in Cleckheaton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6385306801083
2ndA643273348361
3rdA58135189223
4thB6120114154017
5thM62108187215
6thA64971120312
7thB6121395318
8thA6583301
9thM6063600

Council areas covering Cleckheaton

Collisions in Cleckheaton were recorded in 3 council areas. Kirklees has 1,590 of 1,701 (93%).

Collisions in Cleckheaton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees1,5902,06724286
2ndCalderdale108177115
3rdBradford3301

Postcode districts in Cleckheaton

Collisions in Cleckheaton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BD19 (1,598) and HD6 (103).