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Mirfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,741 road traffic collisions in Mirfield, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 323 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
1,741
502nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,334
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
19 people killed
Serious collisions
323
373 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Mirfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious32319%
  • Slight1,40080%

What the data shows

  • Mirfield had 200 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 291 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Mirfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 357 children under 16 were killed or injured in Mirfield, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Mirfield.

Where Mirfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
502nd
Most casualties
488th
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
473rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (13%)
  • Tuesday230 (13%)
  • Wednesday235 (13%)
  • Thursday276 (16%)
  • Friday318 (18%)
  • Saturday244 (14%)
  • Sunday207 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,198 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit514 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,666 (96%)
  • Roundabout39 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,409 (81%)
  • 40 mph231 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph90 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,429 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,269 (54%)
  • Pedestrian382 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist329 (14%)
  • Cyclist188 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant44 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Mirfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mirfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Mirfield peaked at 65 in 1999; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252331
20242129
20232636
20222131
20211827
202099
20191315
20181923
20172033
20163035
20152129
20142934
20132835
20122335
20113141
20103656
20092228
20083748
20073035
20063450
20054879
20043857
20034365
20023850
20014161
20005584
19996597
19985987
19973749
19964761
19952532
19944150
19934149
19924467
19914555
19904460
19895165
19884457
19875164
19865682
19853749
19845157
19834857
19825363
19815564
19805061
19794352

Map of recent crashes in Mirfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Mirfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Mirfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Mirfield happened between 3 December 2024 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Mirfield

The A644 has the most collisions in Mirfield, 448 of 1,741 (26%), followed by the A62 (219).

Collisions in Mirfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA644448600689
2ndA62219325434
3rdB6119273603

Council areas covering Mirfield

Collisions in Mirfield were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 1,728 of 1,741 (99%).

Collisions in Mirfield by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees1,7282,31618322
2ndCalderdale121700

Postcode district for Mirfield

Of the 1,741 collisions in Mirfield, 1,740 (99.9%) were in the WF14 postcode district.