THE number of people being knocked down by vehicles in Huddersfield is rising.
But the town is bucking the trend in West Yorkshire's towns and cities.
Figures for such incidents countywide are at an all-time low, but the toll in Huddersfield has risen slightly.
Road safety chiefs say the number of accidents involving pedestrians has fallen sharply across the region.
But in Huddersfield there has been a slight increase, with three more casualties in the last four years, compared to a similar period in the 1990s.
The tally for Elland is also up by three.
In most areas the number of pedestrians hurt in accidents are down by about a quarter in the county's town and city centres.
The number in Kirklees overall is down by 16% - but all the other areas are down by far more, with Bradford topping the list at 27%.
Geoff Clew, of the West Yorkshire Road Safety Strategy Group,
believes the improvement is due to traffic calming measures, coupled with safety campaigns.
The figures have been collated for the years 2000 to 2004, then compared to 1994 to 1998.
Figures are (1994 to 1998 statistics in brackets): Huddersfield 133 (130), Dewsbury 44 (55), Batley 16 (44), Brighouse 30 (35) and Elland 16 (13).
