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Calderdale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 30,521 road traffic collisions in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025, and 41,900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 473 were fatal and 5,244 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 357 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (373), and casualties fell from 476 to 463.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
30,521
95th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41,900
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
473
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
357
Down 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Calderdale

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4731.5%
  • Serious5,24417%
  • Slight24,80481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5181.2%
  • Serious6,03114%
  • Slight35,35184%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. In 2025 there were 357, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 357
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025357463
2024373476
2023357472
2022403501
2021318398
2020208280
2019271366
2018314411
2017336449
2016407555
2015411557
2014427623
2013409566
2012444616
2011433645
2010477695
2009565831
2008547788
2007585860
2006609944
2005635953
20048111,203
20038101,246
20027451,112
20018401,254
20008801,301
19999881,385
19989501,378
19979651,354
19969021,240
19958181,117
19947821,054
19937631,028
19927661,048
19918161,068
19908751,131
19898301,092
19888721,105
19877831,004
1986733930
19857961,043
19848281,082
1983761970
19828581,121
19818391,091
19808181,050
19798061,044

When and where crashes happen in Calderdale

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,192 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,211 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,277 (14%)
  • Thursday4,387 (14%)
  • Friday5,227 (17%)
  • Saturday4,575 (15%)
  • Sunday3,652 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,365 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59526 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,457 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,007 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,540 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:597,735 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,942 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,372 (7.8%)
  • February2,257 (7.4%)
  • March2,422 (7.9%)
  • April2,371 (7.8%)
  • May2,579 (8.4%)
  • June2,522 (8.3%)
  • July2,574 (8.4%)
  • August2,602 (8.5%)
  • September2,611 (8.6%)
  • October2,738 (9%)
  • November2,844 (9.3%)
  • December2,629 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,673 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,823 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown560 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting363 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds24,202 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,135 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds603 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds462 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds294 (1%)
  • Fog or mist202 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds90 (0.3%)
  • Other346 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded187 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,649 (61%)
  • Wet or damp10,916 (36%)
  • Frost or ice565 (1.9%)
  • Snow327 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel19 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph637 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph22,590 (74%)
  • 40 mph2,496 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph748 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph2,222 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph1,828 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,077 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway3,589 (12%)
  • Roundabout1,037 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road624 (2%)
  • Not recorded194 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Calderdale

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,771 (59%)
  • Pedestrian7,266 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist4,051 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist2,225 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,471 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant946 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)419 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant400 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant163 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant154 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,314 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 102,197 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 152,742 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 206,972 (17%)
  • 21 to 255,587 (13%)
  • 26 to 358,005 (19%)
  • 36 to 455,607 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,909 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 652,516 (6%)
  • 66 to 751,728 (4.1%)
  • Over 751,319 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,881 (55%)
  • Passenger11,753 (28%)
  • Pedestrian7,266 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car40,107 (75%)
  • Motorcycle4,070 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,312 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle2,286 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,734 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach1,710 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car486 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle321 (0.6%)
  • Minibus158 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle33 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Calderdale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Calderdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Calderdale ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 95th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
92ndGuildford31,03242,8473865,164
93rdSouth Gloucestershire31,00341,7096365,532
94thRochdale30,88641,4853884,058
95thCalderdale (this area)30,52141,9004735,244
96thTrafford29,67439,1293803,535
97thBarking and Dagenham29,56637,4232833,884
98thRichmond upon Thames29,30034,1082294,911

Accident hotspots in Calderdale

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale, with 1,128 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025: 2,941, including 76 fatal and 575 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6462,9414,05776575
2ndA6292,8964,10046482
3rdA582,6053,75062490
4thM621,6192,85830195
5thA6441,1501,61817193
6thA6418311,10417118
7thA603359284611134
8thA643537722993
9thA6036450614985
10thA6474135991177
11thB6112390528587
12thA6025387547683
13thA6723545431476
14thB6114332489455
15thA6026325461958
16thB6113315485770
17thA649186257329
18thB6138144197136
19thA681108147223
20thA61397688013

Towns in Calderdale

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025: 12,783.

Postcode districts in Calderdale

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025: 6,470.

Latest crashes in Calderdale

Of the latest 24 crashes in Calderdale, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity