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Outlane road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 167 road traffic collisions in Outlane, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
167
2,145th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
268
1.60 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
25
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Outlane

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2515%
  • Slight13782%

What the data shows

  • Outlane had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Outlane were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Outlane, 7.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Outlane.

Where Outlane ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,145th
Most casualties
1,933rd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (9%)
  • Thursday32 (19%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (42%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (43%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (11%)
  • 70 mph69 (41%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (4.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant195 (73%)
  • Pedestrian22 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Outlane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Outlane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Outlane peaked at 8 in 1999; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202311
202211
202123
202000
201913
201848
201711
201659
201547
201444
201311
201211
201111
201044
200934
2008412
200749
2006611
200548
200457
200369
200223
2001510
200046
1999815
199824
1997710
199648
199548
199446
199344
199235
199144
199058
1989510
198845
198726
198622
1985710
198457
198356
1982613
198155
198022
197923

Map of recent crashes in Outlane

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Outlane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Outlane

The 24 most recent collisions in Outlane happened between 30 August 2014 and 17 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Outlane

The A640 has the most collisions in Outlane, 82 of 167 (49%), followed by the M62 (69).

Collisions in Outlane on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64082112315
2ndM626913326
3rdB61127802

Council areas covering Outlane

Collisions in Outlane were recorded in 2 council areas. Kirklees has 157 of 167 (94%).

Collisions in Outlane by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKirklees157254522
2ndCalderdale101403

Postcode districts in Outlane

Collisions in Outlane were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by HD3 (161) and HX4 (6).