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Heckmondwike road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,421 road traffic collisions in Heckmondwike, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 235 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,421
592nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,821
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
235
252 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Heckmondwike

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious23517%
  • Slight1,16782%

What the data shows

  • Heckmondwike had 170 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 272 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Heckmondwike were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 349 children under 16 were killed or injured in Heckmondwike, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Heckmondwike.

Where Heckmondwike ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
592nd
Most casualties
581st
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
626th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (16%)
  • Tuesday181 (13%)
  • Wednesday203 (14%)
  • Thursday227 (16%)
  • Friday268 (19%)
  • Saturday210 (15%)
  • Sunday110 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,020 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit376 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,357 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,393 (98%)
  • 40 mph21 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,199 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds164 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant904 (50%)
  • Pedestrian510 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (10%)
  • Cyclist99 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Heckmondwike road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Heckmondwike, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Heckmondwike peaked at 53 in 1994; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251921
20241623
20231621
20222328
20211216
20201516
20191112
20181519
20171822
20162536
20152027
20142329
20132128
20123340
20112631
20102734
20093043
20083455
20073453
20062433
20053844
20042737
20033250
20022836
20013353
20003856
19993955
19983548
19972537
19963749
19953647
19945365
19933443
19924554
19914053
19904053
19894652
19883238
19873035
19863844
19853645
19843947
19834348
19823437
19813539
19803133
19793536

Map of recent crashes in Heckmondwike

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Heckmondwike

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Heckmondwike

The 24 most recent collisions in Heckmondwike happened between 26 November 2024 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Heckmondwike

The A638 has the most collisions in Heckmondwike, 464 of 1,421 (33%), followed by the B6117 (244).

Collisions in Heckmondwike on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA638464630973
2ndB6117244319434
3rdA62109143320
4thB6123557007
5thB6122385004
6thA651182502

Council area for Heckmondwike

Heckmondwike is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Heckmondwike accounts for 2.5% of them.

Postcode districts in Heckmondwike

Collisions in Heckmondwike were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by WF16 (1,365) and WF17 (45).