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Oakenshaw road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in Oakenshaw, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
185
2,030th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
250
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
31
32 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Oakenshaw

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight15081%

What the data shows

  • Oakenshaw had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Oakenshaw were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 32 children under 16 were killed or injured in Oakenshaw, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Oakenshaw.

Where Oakenshaw ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,030th
Most casualties
2,002nd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday37 (20%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday13 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (36%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (71%)
  • 40 mph34 (18%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant156 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Pedestrian33 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Oakenshaw road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Oakenshaw, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Oakenshaw peaked at 11 in 1996; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202435
202311
202223
202100
202047
201900
201833
201747
201633
201511
201448
201355
201223
201146
201045
200923
200823
2007812
200622
200522
200447
2003613
200255
200167
200055
199945
1998713
199779
19961114
199534
199422
199334
199268
199168
199035
198978
198811
198745
198659
198555
198433
198346
1982910
198166
198046
197933

Map of recent crashes in Oakenshaw

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Oakenshaw

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Oakenshaw

The 24 most recent collisions in Oakenshaw happened between 24 February 2014 and 7 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Oakenshaw

The A638 has the most collisions in Oakenshaw, 91 of 185 (49%), followed by the M606 (11).

Collisions in Oakenshaw on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA63891112317
2ndM606111801

Council areas covering Oakenshaw

Collisions in Oakenshaw were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 97 of 185 (52%).

Collisions in Oakenshaw by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees97131317
2ndBradford88119114

Postcode districts in Oakenshaw

Collisions in Oakenshaw were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BD12 (182) and BD19 (3).