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Calderdale road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 858 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1982, and 1,121 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1981 (839), and casualties rose from 1,091.

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

Collisions in 1982
858
Up 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,121
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
23
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Calderdale in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.7%
  • Serious20023%
  • Slight63574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.3%
  • Serious23421%
  • Slight86177%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 858, up 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (12%)
  • Tuesday122 (14%)
  • Wednesday109 (13%)
  • Thursday114 (13%)
  • Friday172 (20%)
  • Saturday147 (17%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7%)
  • February70 (8.2%)
  • March74 (8.6%)
  • April64 (7.5%)
  • May77 (9%)
  • June63 (7.3%)
  • July59 (6.9%)
  • August91 (11%)
  • September85 (9.9%)
  • October79 (9.2%)
  • November79 (9.2%)
  • December57 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight576 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds689 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (60%)
  • Wet or damp322 (38%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph651 (76%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (13%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway731 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (43%)
  • Pedestrian245 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (19%)
  • Cyclist78 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (3%)
  • 6 to 1071 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1597 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20291 (26%)
  • 21 to 25144 (13%)
  • 26 to 35157 (14%)
  • 36 to 45108 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5564 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.6%)
  • Over 7525 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (48%)
  • Passenger342 (31%)
  • Pedestrian245 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car833 (64%)
  • Motorcycle206 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach71 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 97th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1982

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1982: 85, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64685100315
2ndA5880106425
3rdA62980123523
4thA644325225
5thA641232502
6thA6033192608
7thB6113151924
8thA6025131704
9thA6036121401
10thM62122001
11thA6026111604
12thA64791403
13thA64991201
14thB61128803
15thA6437801
16thA67261001
17thB61394601
18thA6392411
19thA6812201
20thB61142200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1982

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1982: 369.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1982

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1982: 197.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1982, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years