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Calderdale road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 1999, and 1,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (950), and casualties rose from 1,378.

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

Collisions in 1999
988
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,385
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Calderdale in 1999 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious747.5%
  • Slight90892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious886.4%
  • Slight1,29193%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 988, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.9%)
  • February78 (7.9%)
  • March91 (9.2%)
  • April86 (8.7%)
  • May78 (7.9%)
  • June66 (6.7%)
  • July68 (6.9%)
  • August73 (7.4%)
  • September76 (7.7%)
  • October82 (8.3%)
  • November103 (10%)
  • December99 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight718 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry575 (58%)
  • Wet or damp384 (39%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.8%)
  • Snow7 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph734 (74%)
  • 40 mph81 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph36 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph66 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph69 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway767 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (15%)
  • Roundabout61 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant957 (69%)
  • Pedestrian163 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1074 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1588 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20191 (14%)
  • 21 to 25183 (13%)
  • 26 to 35338 (24%)
  • 36 to 45216 (16%)
  • 46 to 55131 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6565 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.7%)
  • Over 7532 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider834 (60%)
  • Passenger388 (28%)
  • Pedestrian163 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,533 (81%)
  • Motorcycle74 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach56 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 67th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 1999

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 1999: 108, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646108149110
2ndA6299913904
3rdA588111313
4thM626210725
5thA644334603
6thA641304303
7thA643192300
8thB6112193203
9thA6033172601
10thA6036162400
11thA672132510
12thA647111600
13thB6113111301
14thB6114111701
15thA602591703
16thA602681402
17thA64971301
18thA61395500
19thA6815602
20thB61383302

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 1999

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 1999: 405.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 1999

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 1999: 203.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years