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Calderdale road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 950 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1998, and 1,378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (965), and casualties rose from 1,354.

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

Collisions in 1998
950
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,378
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Calderdale in 1998 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious889.3%
  • Slight85490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious977%
  • Slight1,27292%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 950, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday115 (12%)
  • Wednesday139 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday139 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.9%)
  • February59 (6.2%)
  • March85 (8.9%)
  • April71 (7.5%)
  • May62 (6.5%)
  • June79 (8.3%)
  • July88 (9.3%)
  • August80 (8.4%)
  • September81 (8.5%)
  • October102 (11%)
  • November84 (8.8%)
  • December84 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight675 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds737 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (21%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry541 (57%)
  • Wet or damp394 (41%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph717 (75%)
  • 40 mph83 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph62 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph62 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway776 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (12%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant955 (69%)
  • Pedestrian205 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist51 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15100 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20210 (15%)
  • 21 to 25210 (15%)
  • 26 to 35301 (22%)
  • 36 to 45173 (13%)
  • 46 to 55135 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6566 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.3%)
  • Over 7544 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (56%)
  • Passenger401 (29%)
  • Pedestrian205 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,371 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle64 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (3%)
  • Bus or coach47 (2.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 78th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1998

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1998: 97, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6299715019
2ndA64696145013
3rdA5881120112
4thM62539501
5thA644415923
6thA641325002
7thA6033153002
8thA643151703
9thA6026112000
10thB6113111801
11thB6114111501
12thB6112101301
13thA64791501
14thB613891801
15thA602581213
16thA603661001
17thA61395600
18thA6814510
19thA6493300
20thA6723600

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1998

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1998: 389.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1998

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1998: 205.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years