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Calderdale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 796 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1985, and 1,043 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (828), and casualties fell from 1,082.

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

Collisions in 1985
796
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,043
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
16
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1985

2% of collisions in Calderdale in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious18924%
  • Slight59174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.6%
  • Serious21921%
  • Slight80777%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 796, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (11%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday167 (21%)
  • Saturday125 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (5.4%)
  • February54 (6.8%)
  • March72 (9%)
  • April56 (7%)
  • May71 (8.9%)
  • June59 (7.4%)
  • July71 (8.9%)
  • August67 (8.4%)
  • September74 (9.3%)
  • October75 (9.4%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December65 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds638 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (54%)
  • Wet or damp344 (43%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.9%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph619 (78%)
  • 40 mph82 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph72 (9%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (44%)
  • Pedestrian238 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (6%)
  • Cyclist52 (5%)
  • Van occupant44 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1086 (8.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20246 (24%)
  • 21 to 25128 (12%)
  • 26 to 35163 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (9%)
  • 46 to 5565 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7553 (5.1%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (47%)
  • Passenger317 (30%)
  • Pedestrian238 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (67%)
  • Motorcycle173 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (7%)
  • Bus or coach73 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 100th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1985

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1985: 87, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62987137521
2ndA587293318
3rdA6466992212
4thA641283105
5thA644212605
6thA643131404
7thM62132004
8thA6025111912
9thA647111103
10thA6033101802
11thA672102105
12thA602691113
13thA64991111
14thA603681403
15thB61127802
16thB61135802
17thB61144401
18thA6812400
19thB61222201
20thB61382200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1985

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1985: 373.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1985

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1985: 181.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years