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Shepley and Shelley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Shepley and Shelley, Kirklees, from 1979 to 2025, and 412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 67 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
300
1,548th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
412
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
67
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shepley and Shelley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6722%
  • Slight22575%

What the data shows

  • Shepley and Shelley had 32 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 41 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Shepley and Shelley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 65 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shepley and Shelley, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in Shepley and Shelley.

Where Shepley and Shelley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,548th
Most casualties
1,499th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (15%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph181 (60%)
  • 40 mph101 (34%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant260 (63%)
  • Pedestrian55 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (12%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shepley and Shelley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shepley and Shelley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shepley and Shelley peaked at 14 in 1981; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202355
202244
202134
202033
201945
201822
201733
201646
201511
201489
201339
201256
201135
201012
200934
2008715
200734
200679
2005711
2004913
200378
2002812
20011321
20001318
199978
1998710
199756
1996511
1995712
199468
19931011
1992810
19911318
199057
198944
198847
198747
19861111
1985916
198499
1983913
19821219
19811416
19801214
1979912

Map of recent crashes in Shepley and Shelley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shepley and Shelley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shepley and Shelley

The 24 most recent collisions in Shepley and Shelley happened between 29 November 2018 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shepley and Shelley

The A629 has the most collisions in Shepley and Shelley, 170 of 300 (57%), followed by the B6116 (56).

Collisions in Shepley and Shelley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629170243836
2ndB6116568308

Council area for Shepley and Shelley

Shepley and Shelley is in Kirklees, where police recorded 57,248 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Shepley and Shelley accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Shepley and Shelley

All 300 collisions in Shepley and Shelley were in the HD8 postcode district.