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Calderdale road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 965 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1997, and 1,354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1996 (902), and casualties rose from 1,240.

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

Collisions in 1997
965
Up 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,354
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1997

1.6% of collisions in Calderdale in 1997 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious9910%
  • Slight85188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious1198.8%
  • Slight1,21990%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 965, up 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (12%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday148 (15%)
  • Thursday152 (16%)
  • Friday171 (18%)
  • Saturday125 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59259 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (9.8%)
  • February66 (6.8%)
  • March76 (7.9%)
  • April81 (8.4%)
  • May64 (6.6%)
  • June98 (10%)
  • July75 (7.8%)
  • August82 (8.5%)
  • September64 (6.6%)
  • October80 (8.3%)
  • November110 (11%)
  • December74 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit237 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (19%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry579 (60%)
  • Wet or damp372 (39%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph691 (72%)
  • 40 mph99 (10%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph93 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway804 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (10%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant901 (67%)
  • Pedestrian195 (14%)
  • Cyclist77 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20192 (14%)
  • 21 to 25174 (13%)
  • 26 to 35341 (25%)
  • 36 to 45182 (13%)
  • 46 to 55124 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6565 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.6%)
  • Over 7543 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider742 (55%)
  • Passenger417 (31%)
  • Pedestrian195 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,399 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (3.2%)
  • Motorcycle56 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 76th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1997

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1997: 114, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646114167214
2ndA62989127012
3rdA587310137
4thM6273120011
5thA641375724
6thA644324413
7thA643152202
8thB6113152211
9thB6114131802
10thA6026121313
11thA6036111500
12thA647111201
13thB6112111803
14thA603391301
15thA64991301
16thA6727810
17thB61386600
18thA60255600
19thA6813501
20thA60241500

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1997

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1997: 403.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1997

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1997: 200.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years