Crap Towns / Huddersfield / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Huddersfield?
There were 4.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Huddersfield from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.9, up from 3.4 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shelf and Northowram | 10.8 km | 4.4 |
| Cleckheaton | 9.9 km | 4.3 |
| Elland | 5.2 km | 4.3 |
| Huddersfield | – | 4.1 |
| Honley | 6.9 km | 4.0 |
| Brighouse | 6.3 km | 3.9 |
| Mirfield | 7.1 km | 3.8 |
| Heckmondwike | 10.7 km | 3.6 |
| Liversedge | 8.9 km | 3.4 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 5.5 km | 2.6 |
| Meltham | 7.0 km | 1.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |