Crap Towns / Batley / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Batley?
There were 4.3 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Batley from 2021 to 2025, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.9, up from 4.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Batley | – | 4.3 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.2 km | 4.3 |
| Dewsbury | 3.8 km | 3.9 |
| Mirfield | 5.9 km | 3.8 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 5.3 km | 3.6 |
| Heckmondwike | 2.3 km | 3.6 |
| Gildersome | 4.1 km | 3.5 |
| Liversedge | 4.3 km | 3.4 |
| Drighlington | 4.2 km | 3.4 |
| Morley | 3.9 km | 3.3 |
| East Ardsley | 5.9 km | 3.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |