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Calderdale road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 875 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1990, and 1,131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (830), and casualties rose from 1,092.

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

Collisions in 1990
875
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,131
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Calderdale in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious16018%
  • Slight70380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious19617%
  • Slight92282%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 875, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (13%)
  • Friday142 (16%)
  • Saturday158 (18%)
  • Sunday87 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7%)
  • February64 (7.3%)
  • March77 (8.8%)
  • April76 (8.7%)
  • May80 (9.1%)
  • June66 (7.5%)
  • July73 (8.3%)
  • August72 (8.2%)
  • September82 (9.4%)
  • October71 (8.1%)
  • November75 (8.6%)
  • December78 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight625 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds644 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry489 (56%)
  • Wet or damp361 (41%)
  • Snow13 (1.5%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph612 (70%)
  • 40 mph83 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph126 (14%)
  • 70 mph43 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway717 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant630 (56%)
  • Pedestrian218 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (11%)
  • Cyclist60 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1078 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20220 (19%)
  • 21 to 25172 (15%)
  • 26 to 35212 (19%)
  • 36 to 45119 (11%)
  • 46 to 5567 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7552 (4.6%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (51%)
  • Passenger337 (30%)
  • Pedestrian218 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,152 (76%)
  • Motorcycle124 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 94th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1990

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1990: 103, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629103143313
2ndA64697119020
3rdA586779114
4thA6444660010
5thM623960011
6thA6033212512
7thA641172013
8thB6112121702
9thA6025112103
10thA647111811
11thB6113111904
12thB6114111103
13thA6036101500
14thA60269900
15thA64991202
16thA6437904
17thA67271012
18thA61394500
19thA6814500
20thB61383602

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1990

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1990: 367.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1990

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1990: 177.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years