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Calderdale road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 818 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1980, and 1,050 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (806), and casualties rose from 1,044.

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

Collisions in 1980
818
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,050
Up 1% on 1979
Fatal collisions
20
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1980

2.4% of collisions in Calderdale in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious19624%
  • Slight60274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.9%
  • Serious22822%
  • Slight80276%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 818, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (11%)
  • Tuesday98 (12%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday102 (12%)
  • Friday153 (19%)
  • Saturday153 (19%)
  • Sunday115 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (4.8%)
  • February47 (5.7%)
  • March74 (9%)
  • April68 (8.3%)
  • May66 (8.1%)
  • June74 (9%)
  • July66 (8.1%)
  • August75 (9.2%)
  • September69 (8.4%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November79 (9.7%)
  • December73 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds617 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry475 (58%)
  • Wet or damp314 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph641 (78%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph73 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway692 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (41%)
  • Pedestrian244 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist220 (21%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (4%)
  • 6 to 1095 (9%)
  • 11 to 1587 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20283 (27%)
  • 21 to 25110 (10%)
  • 26 to 35155 (15%)
  • 36 to 4585 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5575 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (49%)
  • Passenger291 (28%)
  • Pedestrian244 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car779 (64%)
  • Motorcycle226 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Calderdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Calderdale ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 100th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1980

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1980: 90, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62990120216
2ndA5882109216
3rdA6467089318
4thA644283718
5thA6025192806
6thA641172325
7thA647171902
8thM62173232
9thA6026152313
10thA6033151916
11thA643151818
12thB6113111303
13thA60368903
14thB611261004
15thA6724600
16thB61384501
17thA6493301
18thA6812300
19thB61142200
20thA281100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1980

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1980: 368.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1980

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1980: 177.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1980, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years