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Calderdale road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 902 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1996, and 1,240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1995 (818), and casualties rose from 1,117.

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

Collisions in 1996
902
Up 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,240
Up 11% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Calderdale in 1996 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious10211%
  • Slight79288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1229.8%
  • Slight1,10889%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 902, up 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (17%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (12%)
  • Thursday117 (13%)
  • Friday152 (17%)
  • Saturday137 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7%)
  • February79 (8.8%)
  • March76 (8.4%)
  • April70 (7.8%)
  • May78 (8.6%)
  • June73 (8.1%)
  • July68 (7.5%)
  • August76 (8.4%)
  • September76 (8.4%)
  • October87 (9.6%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December63 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight679 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds722 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist16 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry513 (57%)
  • Wet or damp352 (39%)
  • Snow20 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph687 (76%)
  • 40 mph64 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)
  • 60 mph79 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph63 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway733 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (12%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (64%)
  • Pedestrian193 (16%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1081 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1589 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20148 (12%)
  • 21 to 25175 (14%)
  • 26 to 35265 (21%)
  • 36 to 45169 (14%)
  • 46 to 55117 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (54%)
  • Passenger383 (31%)
  • Pedestrian193 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,268 (78%)
  • Motorcycle68 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach67 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 82nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1996

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1996: 82, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA62982128110
2ndA6468110119
3rdA58679103
4thM625210836
5thA644497817
6thA641243102
7thA6033212904
8thB6112172201
9thA643151901
10thA6036141420
11thA647141800
12thB6113143506
13thA6026131403
14thA6025101200
15thB611491200
16thA68171000
17thA6495500
18thB61384701
19thA6723301
20thA61392200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1996

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1996: 375.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1996

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1996: 208.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1996.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years