Horbury road traffic accidents
Horbury recorded 407 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 540 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 82 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 540
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 540
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Horbury
Roads in Horbury
Postcode districts in Horbury
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Horbury
Road collision statistics for Horbury
Collisions recorded
407
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
540
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
82
21.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Horbury
Collisions in Horbury are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (15.7% of the total), with 28.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.9% of recorded collisions in Horbury happen on a single carriageway. Around 15% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Horbury have produced 540 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.1% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 45 collisions, Monday 62 collisions, Tuesday 60 collisions, Wednesday 64 collisions, Thursday 64 collisions, Friday 63 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 291 collisions, Darkness 116 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 374 collisions, Dual carriageway 24 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 349 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 70 mph 14 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 346 collisions, Raining no high winds 48 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Other 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 329 casualties, Passenger 113 casualties, Pedestrian 98 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 7 of 407 accidents
Accident 199913DA30499
SlightAccident 199913DA16199
SlightAccident 199913DA07999
SlightAccident 199913DA08099
SlightAccident 199913DA06499
SeriousAccident 199913DA03499
SlightAccident 199913DA02499
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Horbury
How many road accidents have there been in Horbury?
407 collisions have been recorded in Horbury in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 540 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Horbury were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 82 were serious — 21.4% of all recorded collisions in Horbury resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Horbury?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in Horbury, accounting for 15.7% of them, and 28.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Horbury happen on?
91.9% of collisions in Horbury are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Horbury?
Pedestrians make up 18.1% of the 540 casualties recorded in Horbury.
Is road safety in Horbury getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Horbury fell 8% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Horbury come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Horbury cover 1999 to 2025.