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Calderdale road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 783 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1987, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1986 (733), and casualties rose from 930.

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

Collisions in 1987
783
Up 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,004
Up 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15219%
  • Slight61979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight83183%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1987 is highlighted, with 783, up 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (11%)
  • Wednesday106 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (17%)
  • Friday136 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.2%)
  • February50 (6.4%)
  • March51 (6.5%)
  • April54 (6.9%)
  • May67 (8.6%)
  • June81 (10%)
  • July66 (8.4%)
  • August73 (9.3%)
  • September64 (8.2%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November70 (8.9%)
  • December65 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds635 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (56%)
  • Wet or damp310 (40%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph591 (75%)
  • 40 mph85 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway666 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant490 (49%)
  • Pedestrian217 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (4%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20210 (21%)
  • 21 to 25164 (16%)
  • 26 to 35145 (14%)
  • 36 to 45124 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.1%)
  • Over 7531 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (49%)
  • Passenger292 (29%)
  • Pedestrian217 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car904 (70%)
  • Motorcycle156 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 96th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1987

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1987: 85, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64685115422
2ndA6298199016
3rdA587298113
4thA644313808
5thM62233805
6thA641192700
7thA6025151904
8thA6033122103
9thA6026111203
10thA64391101
11thA60368901
12thA6728803
13thB61128911
14thB611381212
15thA6476700
16thA6493700
17thB61383400
18thB61142400
19thA61391200
20thA6391100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1987

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1987: 348.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1987

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1987: 169.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years