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Lepton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Lepton, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 91 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
412
1,288th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
567
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
18 people killed
Serious collisions
91
109 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lepton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious9122%
  • Slight30674%

What the data shows

  • Lepton had 35 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 73 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Lepton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Lepton are between 6pm and 9pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 72 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lepton, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Lepton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,288th
Most casualties
1,236th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
1,209th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (16%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (50%)
  • 40 mph161 (39%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant336 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (15%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lepton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lepton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lepton peaked at 20 in 1982; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202422
2023514
202222
202122
202035
201955
201844
201734
201656
201569
201456
20131012
201246
2011610
201022
200977
2008911
20071215
20061214
20051117
20041127
20031623
200269
20011019
20001214
199934
19981623
19971322
19961017
1995911
19941011
199334
19921418
19911618
1990911
19891012
19881115
19871419
1986811
198555
19841113
19831519
19822028
19811421
19801118
19791618

Map of recent crashes in Lepton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lepton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lepton

The 24 most recent collisions in Lepton happened between 22 November 2018 and 3 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lepton

The A642 has the most collisions in Lepton, 151 of 412 (37%), followed by the A629 (86).

Collisions in Lepton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6421512371136
2ndA62986123315
3rdB6433293705

Council area for Lepton

Lepton is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Lepton accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Lepton

Collisions in Lepton were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by HD8 (395) and HD5 (17).