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Kirkheaton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Kirkheaton, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
212
1,884th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
298
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
33
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kirkheaton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3316%
  • Slight17884%

What the data shows

  • Kirkheaton had 11 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 75% fewer than the 44 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Kirkheaton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 46 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kirkheaton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Kirkheaton.

Where Kirkheaton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,884th
Most casualties
1,819th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (90%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph11 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant179 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Pedestrian37 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kirkheaton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirkheaton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kirkheaton peaked at 11 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202413
202311
202200
202100
202023
201934
201800
201713
201622
201533
201446
201346
201235
2011510
201035
200936
2008510
200756
2006911
200524
200424
200336
2002814
200158
2000612
199978
19981117
1997712
19961012
199545
199411
199366
1992711
199156
199066
198945
19881011
1987812
198667
198523
198477
198367
198267
1981810
198044
197968

Map of recent crashes in Kirkheaton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kirkheaton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kirkheaton

The 24 most recent collisions in Kirkheaton happened between 17 November 2012 and 27 February 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kirkheaton

Of the 212 collisions in Kirkheaton, 20 were on the B6118.

Collisions in Kirkheaton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6118203604

Council area for Kirkheaton

Kirkheaton is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kirkheaton accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Kirkheaton

All 212 collisions in Kirkheaton were in the HD5 postcode district.