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Linthwaite and Slaithwaite road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 968 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
754
909th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
968
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
172
190 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious17223%
  • Slight56875%

What the data shows

  • Linthwaite and Slaithwaite had 67 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 51% fewer than the 136 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 171 children under 16 were killed or injured in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite.

Where Linthwaite and Slaithwaite ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
909th
Most casualties
898th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (12%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday153 (20%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight550 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway738 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph705 (94%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant481 (50%)
  • Pedestrian209 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (16%)
  • Cyclist60 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Linthwaite and Slaithwaite road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite peaked at 32 in 1981; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202444
2023912
2022810
20211113
202022
201946
201856
201777
2016811
20151213
20141314
201388
20121112
20111113
20101725
20091417
20081520
20071722
20061825
20051220
20041423
20031829
20022338
20011620
20001619
19991819
19982028
19971620
19962127
19951822
19942026
19932127
19921826
19911921
19902431
19892428
19881720
19872231
19862429
19852535
19842025
19832531
19823039
19813239
19802329
19791516

Map of recent crashes in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

The 24 most recent collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite happened between 31 October 2022 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

Of the 754 collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, 374 were on the A62.

Collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62374495998

Council area for Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

Linthwaite and Slaithwaite is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Linthwaite and Slaithwaite accounts for 1.3% of them.

Postcode district for Linthwaite and Slaithwaite

Of the 754 collisions in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite, 753 (99.9%) were in the HD7 postcode district.