Crap Towns / Heckmondwike / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Heckmondwike?
There were 3.6 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Heckmondwike from 2021 to 2025, 1.5 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.5, up from 3.1 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Batley | 2.3 km | 4.3 |
| Cleckheaton | 3.4 km | 4.3 |
| Dewsbury | 3.9 km | 3.9 |
| Mirfield | 4.0 km | 3.8 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 4.9 km | 3.6 |
| Heckmondwike | – | 3.6 |
| Gildersome | 5.5 km | 3.5 |
| Liversedge | 2.0 km | 3.4 |
| Drighlington | 4.9 km | 3.4 |
| Morley | 6.1 km | 3.3 |
| Ossett | 7.4 km | 2.4 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |