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Calderdale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 872 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1988, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1987 (783), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1988
872
Up 11% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,105
Up 10% on 1987
Fatal collisions
16
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Calderdale in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.8%
  • Serious18621%
  • Slight67077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious21920%
  • Slight87079%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 872, up 11% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (13%)
  • Tuesday102 (12%)
  • Wednesday128 (15%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.3%)
  • February72 (8.3%)
  • March63 (7.2%)
  • April73 (8.4%)
  • May74 (8.5%)
  • June59 (6.8%)
  • July92 (11%)
  • August85 (9.7%)
  • September80 (9.2%)
  • October72 (8.3%)
  • November81 (9.3%)
  • December66 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit253 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (53%)
  • Wet or damp387 (44%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph643 (74%)
  • 40 mph101 (12%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph88 (10%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway719 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (50%)
  • Pedestrian265 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant63 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist58 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1070 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1582 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20224 (20%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (16%)
  • 36 to 45121 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.4%)
  • Over 7538 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider528 (48%)
  • Passenger312 (28%)
  • Pedestrian265 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,029 (73%)
  • Motorcycle140 (10%)
  • Bus or coach61 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 88th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1988

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1988: 124, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629124154223
2ndA5885110424
3rdA64684109523
4thA644335109
5thA641283007
6thM62235408
7thA6033182205
8thA643181904
9thA6036141503
10thB6114121702
11thA649101402
12thA602591004
13thB611391801
14thA6727801
15thA6476601
16thA602651000
17thB61124600
18thA6813301
19thB61383300
20thB61392400

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1988

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1988: 372.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1988

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1988: 193.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years