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Calderdale road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 806 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1979, and 1,044 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 30,521 collisions in Calderdale.

Collisions in 1979
806
Casualties in 1979
1,044
Fatal collisions
26
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1979

3.2% of collisions in Calderdale in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal263.2%
  • Serious18223%
  • Slight59874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.6%
  • Serious22922%
  • Slight78875%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 806.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday129 (16%)
  • Wednesday100 (12%)
  • Thursday89 (11%)
  • Friday140 (17%)
  • Saturday133 (17%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.7%)
  • February41 (5.1%)
  • March43 (5.3%)
  • April56 (6.9%)
  • May70 (8.7%)
  • June78 (9.7%)
  • July81 (10%)
  • August64 (7.9%)
  • September82 (10%)
  • October80 (9.9%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December75 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds625 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other24 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry467 (58%)
  • Wet or damp268 (33%)
  • Frost or ice50 (6.2%)
  • Snow21 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph619 (77%)
  • 40 mph76 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph80 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway686 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (41%)
  • Pedestrian262 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist201 (19%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1097 (9.3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (8%)
  • 16 to 20250 (24%)
  • 21 to 25132 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5566 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.8%)
  • Over 7531 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (47%)
  • Passenger287 (27%)
  • Pedestrian262 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (61%)
  • Motorcycle204 (17%)
  • Bus or coach72 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Calderdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Calderdale ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 101st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1979

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1979: 91, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5891135224
2ndA64685107721
3rdA6297911449
4thA641274715
5thA644273309
6thA6025141502
7thA6033131414
8thA6036131504
9thA643121821
10thB6112121702
11thA6026101101
12thA67291311
13thA64781504
14thB611381004
15thM6281303
16thB611461012
17thB61396700
18thA6494400
19thA6812201
20thA61121100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1979

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1979: 352.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1979

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1979: 188.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1979, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years