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Calderdale road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1984, and 1,082 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (761), and casualties rose from 970.

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

Collisions in 1984
828
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,082
Up 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
22
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1984

2.7% of collisions in Calderdale in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222.7%
  • Serious20124%
  • Slight60573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.2%
  • Serious25223%
  • Slight80674%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 828, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (13%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday134 (16%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (16%)
  • Sunday104 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.9%)
  • February50 (6%)
  • March65 (7.9%)
  • April59 (7.1%)
  • May79 (9.5%)
  • June82 (9.9%)
  • July72 (8.7%)
  • August76 (9.2%)
  • September67 (8.1%)
  • October76 (9.2%)
  • November77 (9.3%)
  • December68 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds659 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry525 (63%)
  • Wet or damp279 (34%)
  • Snow14 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph642 (78%)
  • 40 mph75 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph70 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (10%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (44%)
  • Pedestrian240 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (18%)
  • Cyclist81 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.6%)
  • 6 to 1077 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15107 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20266 (25%)
  • 21 to 25172 (16%)
  • 26 to 35126 (12%)
  • 36 to 4591 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5571 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7515 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (48%)
  • Passenger327 (30%)
  • Pedestrian240 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (63%)
  • Motorcycle190 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach70 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 100th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1984

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1984: 89, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64689123320
2ndA62977106319
3rdA586988619
4thM62253715
5thA644242815
6thA6026172815
7thA6033162309
8thA6025153215
9thA643142202
10thA647142105
11thA6036101802
12thA64191012
13thA6498900
14thA67261403
15thB61126600
16thB61145803
17thA61392200
18thA6812300
19thB61132401
20thB61382402

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1984

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1984: 387.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1984

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1984: 187.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1984, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years