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Netherton (Kirklees) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Netherton, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
172
2,112th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
218
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
33
34 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Netherton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3319%
  • Slight13780%

What the data shows

  • Netherton had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 52% fewer than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Netherton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Netherton, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in Netherton.

Where Netherton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,112th
Most casualties
2,163rd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,208th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (19%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday21 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph157 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (5.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant107 (49%)
  • Pedestrian50 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (13%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Netherton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Netherton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Netherton peaked at 10 in 1994; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202412
202322
202222
202123
202000
201922
201822
201711
201600
201523
201411
201300
201223
201111
201067
200955
200824
200746
200645
200533
200455
200344
200237
200146
200069
199977
199869
199757
199656
199537
19941011
199344
199266
199133
199055
19891012
198812
198757
198625
198557
198488
198345
198224
198144
198033
1979912

Map of recent crashes in Netherton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Netherton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Netherton

The 24 most recent collisions in Netherton happened between 28 April 2010 and 1 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Netherton

Of the 172 collisions in Netherton, 91 were on the B6108.

Collisions in Netherton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB610891120217

Council area for Netherton

Netherton is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Netherton accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Netherton

All 172 collisions in Netherton were in the HD4 postcode district.