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Calderdale road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 880 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2000, and 1,301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (988), and casualties fell from 1,385.

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

Collisions in 2000
880
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,301
Down 6% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Calderdale in 2000 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious738.3%
  • Slight79991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious796.1%
  • Slight1,21493%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2000 is highlighted, with 880, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (16%)
  • Tuesday105 (12%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday139 (16%)
  • Saturday133 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59240 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.5%)
  • February59 (6.7%)
  • March81 (9.2%)
  • April72 (8.2%)
  • May75 (8.5%)
  • June75 (8.5%)
  • July71 (8.1%)
  • August73 (8.3%)
  • September68 (7.7%)
  • October70 (8%)
  • November87 (9.9%)
  • December74 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight650 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds673 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (57%)
  • Wet or damp362 (41%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph659 (75%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph44 (5%)
  • 60 mph44 (5%)
  • 70 mph59 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (15%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant875 (67%)
  • Pedestrian174 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist45 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20179 (14%)
  • 21 to 25157 (12%)
  • 26 to 35337 (26%)
  • 36 to 45185 (14%)
  • 46 to 55134 (10%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.2%)
  • Over 7532 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (58%)
  • Passenger366 (28%)
  • Pedestrian174 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,311 (80%)
  • Motorcycle89 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Calderdale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Calderdale ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 83rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2000

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2000: 101, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64610115809
2ndA6298614606
3rdA5880137113
4thM625710001
5thA644334902
6thA643183422
7thA6033172320
8thA641161900
9thA647142702
10thB6112141702
11thA6036121601
12thA6025101700
13thB6113101411
14thA67291500
15thB613871100
16thB61146800
17thA6495600
18thA60264600
19thA61394500
20thA61072200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2000

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2000: 348.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2000

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2000: 189.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2000, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Calderdale road accidents in other years