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Calderdale road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 830 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1989, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1988 (872), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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

Collisions in 1989
830
Down 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,092
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
23
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1989

2.8% of collisions in Calderdale in 1989 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal232.8%
  • Serious14417%
  • Slight66380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal252.3%
  • Serious18016%
  • Slight88781%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 830, down 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (15%)
  • Tuesday94 (11%)
  • Wednesday100 (12%)
  • Thursday129 (16%)
  • Friday167 (20%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.2%)
  • February59 (7.1%)
  • March59 (7.1%)
  • April63 (7.6%)
  • May55 (6.6%)
  • June72 (8.7%)
  • July69 (8.3%)
  • August84 (10%)
  • September71 (8.6%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November63 (7.6%)
  • December79 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds652 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry475 (57%)
  • Wet or damp335 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph617 (74%)
  • 40 mph71 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph118 (14%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (51%)
  • Pedestrian221 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (5%)
  • 6 to 1066 (6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20211 (19%)
  • 21 to 25159 (15%)
  • 26 to 35184 (17%)
  • 36 to 45125 (11%)
  • 46 to 5569 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (49%)
  • Passenger337 (31%)
  • Pedestrian221 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car981 (71%)
  • Motorcycle139 (10%)
  • Bus or coach75 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 107th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1989

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1989: 105, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629105129222
2ndA64698124519
3rdA58679579
4thA644294607
5thA641202813
6thA6033193104
7thA6025152003
8thB6114141702
9thA6036131303
10thA672132204
11thA643121503
12thA647122105
13thM62102612
14thA64991211
15thB611291112
16thB611391002
17thA602681001
18thA61404601
19thB61383401
20thB61472300

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1989

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1989: 353.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1989

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1989: 173.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1989, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years