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Calderdale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1981, and 1,091 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1980 (818), and casualties rose from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 1981
839
Up 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,091
Up 4% on 1980
Fatal collisions
17
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1981

2% of collisions in Calderdale in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious20725%
  • Slight61573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious25023%
  • Slight82275%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 839, up 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (12%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday141 (17%)
  • Saturday126 (15%)
  • Sunday104 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.7%)
  • February64 (7.6%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April70 (8.3%)
  • May67 (8%)
  • June62 (7.4%)
  • July69 (8.2%)
  • August74 (8.8%)
  • September78 (9.3%)
  • October84 (10%)
  • November72 (8.6%)
  • December69 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds655 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (57%)
  • Wet or damp311 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.9%)
  • Snow22 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph650 (77%)
  • 40 mph69 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph82 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph35 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout25 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (40%)
  • Pedestrian239 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (20%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1079 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20279 (26%)
  • 21 to 25144 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (14%)
  • 36 to 4599 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (48%)
  • Passenger328 (30%)
  • Pedestrian239 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (61%)
  • Motorcycle209 (16%)
  • Bus or coach78 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 99th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1981

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1981: 105, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629105160529
2ndA64688119429
3rdA5886110121
4thA641263005
5thA644222704
6thA6033172213
7thA6025152101
8thA6026132324
9thA643121402
10thB6112121502
11thA6036111604
12thA647111711
13thA672111602
14thM6291102
15thB61136803
16thA6495501
17thB61443400
18thB61142201
19thB61382201
20thA61361100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1981

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1981: 341.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1981

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1981: 177.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1981, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years