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Denby Dale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 155 road traffic collisions in Denby Dale, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 36 were serious.

The last recorded collision was on 8 October 2021.

Collisions since 1979
155
2,228th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
213
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
4 people killed
Serious collisions
36
39 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
8 Oct 2021
Busiest year
1982
11 collisions

Road collision statistics for Denby Dale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3623%
  • Slight11775%

What the data shows

  • Denby Dale had 4 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 76% fewer than the 17 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Denby Dale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Denby Dale are between 9am and noon, with 20% of collisions.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Denby Dale, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Denby Dale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,228th
Most casualties
2,196th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (9.7%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday36 (23%)
  • Saturday28 (18%)
  • Sunday13 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph110 (71%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (23%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant129 (61%)
  • Pedestrian34 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Denby Dale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Denby Dale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Denby Dale peaked at 11 in 1982; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202400
202300
202200
202122
202000
201911
201800
201700
201611
201511
201424
201333
201224
201100
201033
200911
200811
200714
200637
2005610
200415
200368
200269
200188
200067
199912
1998510
1997711
199657
199567
199433
199334
199200
199123
199077
198967
198868
198768
198668
198533
198447
1983612
19821112
198144
198067
197944

Map of recent crashes in Denby Dale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Denby Dale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Denby Dale

The 24 most recent collisions in Denby Dale happened between 24 September 2005 and 8 October 2021.

Severity

Crashes by road in Denby Dale

The A636 has the most collisions in Denby Dale, 111 of 155 (72%), followed by the A635 (17).

Collisions in Denby Dale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA636111152223
2ndA635172407

Council area for Denby Dale

Denby Dale is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Denby Dale accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Denby Dale

All 155 collisions in Denby Dale were in the HD8 postcode district.