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Kirkburton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Kirkburton, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
328
1,474th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
446
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
59
67 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kirkburton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight26380%

What the data shows

  • Kirkburton had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 65 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Kirkburton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 56 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kirkburton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Kirkburton.

Where Kirkburton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,474th
Most casualties
1,425th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (11%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (19%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (59%)
  • 40 mph116 (35%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant258 (58%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kirkburton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirkburton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kirkburton peaked at 15 in 1987; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202411
202355
202234
202145
202044
201924
201844
201745
201634
20151325
201445
201366
201258
201136
201055
200978
2008913
2007710
2006612
20051117
200478
200347
200213
2001810
20001115
19991219
19981120
1997913
199669
1995912
199466
1993810
199257
199177
19901112
198999
1988914
19871522
19861012
19851215
19841316
198389
198256
198179
1980912
1979810

Map of recent crashes in Kirkburton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kirkburton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kirkburton

The 24 most recent collisions in Kirkburton happened between 30 March 2018 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kirkburton

The A629 has the most collisions in Kirkburton, 145 of 328 (44%), followed by the B6116 (89).

Collisions in Kirkburton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629145202229
2ndB611689123416

Council area for Kirkburton

Kirkburton is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kirkburton accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Kirkburton

All 328 collisions in Kirkburton were in the HD8 postcode district.