Crap Towns / Mirfield / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Mirfield?
There were 3.8 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Mirfield from 2021 to 2025, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.1, up from 2.1 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Batley | 5.9 km | 4.3 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.2 km | 4.3 |
| Huddersfield | 7.1 km | 4.1 |
| Dewsbury | 4.3 km | 3.9 |
| Brighouse | 6.5 km | 3.9 |
| Mirfield | – | 3.8 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 8.3 km | 3.6 |
| Heckmondwike | 4.0 km | 3.6 |
| Liversedge | 3.1 km | 3.4 |
| Drighlington | 8.8 km | 3.4 |
| Ossett | 8.2 km | 2.4 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |