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Calderdale road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1983, and 970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1982 (858), and casualties fell from 1,121.

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

Collisions in 1983
761
Down 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
970
Down 13% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1983

1.4% of collisions in Calderdale in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious17823%
  • Slight57275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.5%
  • Serious20321%
  • Slight75278%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 761, down 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday92 (12%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (16%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (6.6%)
  • February48 (6.3%)
  • March48 (6.3%)
  • April65 (8.5%)
  • May73 (9.6%)
  • June61 (8%)
  • July76 (10%)
  • August62 (8.1%)
  • September79 (10%)
  • October68 (8.9%)
  • November63 (8.3%)
  • December68 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry471 (62%)
  • Wet or damp273 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph597 (78%)
  • 40 mph65 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph80 (11%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway675 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (40%)
  • Pedestrian244 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3%)
  • 6 to 1070 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1596 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20217 (22%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35129 (13%)
  • 36 to 45108 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7562 (6.4%)
  • Over 7528 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (49%)
  • Passenger252 (26%)
  • Pedestrian244 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car764 (65%)
  • Motorcycle182 (16%)
  • Bus or coach77 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 103rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1983

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1983: 82, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64682117420
2ndA62978102115
3rdA587593220
4thA641222307
5thA6025192405
6thA644193113
7thB6113142304
8thA6026111604
9thA643101500
10thB6112101306
11thA603391305
12thA603691011
13thA67291003
14thA6476605
15thM625601
16thB61143602
17thB61383301
18thA6812201
19thB61392200
20thA61071100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1983

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1983: 354.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1983

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1983: 167.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years