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Calderdale road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 816 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1991, and 1,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (875), and casualties fell from 1,131.

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

Collisions in 1991
816
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,068
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Calderdale in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious12816%
  • Slight67883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious14514%
  • Slight91085%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1991 is highlighted, with 816, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday94 (12%)
  • Thursday108 (13%)
  • Friday126 (15%)
  • Saturday126 (15%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.7%)
  • February45 (5.5%)
  • March54 (6.6%)
  • April73 (8.9%)
  • May73 (8.9%)
  • June85 (10%)
  • July77 (9.4%)
  • August80 (9.8%)
  • September55 (6.7%)
  • October57 (7%)
  • November92 (11%)
  • December62 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight592 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds639 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry460 (56%)
  • Wet or damp329 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.8%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph618 (76%)
  • 40 mph76 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (12%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (57%)
  • Pedestrian209 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist62 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1067 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20191 (18%)
  • 21 to 25164 (15%)
  • 26 to 35196 (18%)
  • 36 to 4599 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.9%)
  • Over 7548 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (50%)
  • Passenger329 (31%)
  • Pedestrian209 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,028 (76%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach60 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 91st most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1991

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1991: 86, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62986118013
2ndA64682107220
3rdA585985010
4thM62346339
5thA644334103
6thA641314503
7thA6033182804
8thA643182004
9thA6036141814
10thA672132302
11thB6114131800
12thA6025101401
13thB611291100
14thA64781321
15thA60266700
16thB61136601
17thB61386903
18thA6495600
19thA61072200
20thA61391101

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1991

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1991: 349.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1991

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1991: 169.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1991, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years