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Calderdale road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 840 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2001, and 1,254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2000 (880), and casualties fell from 1,301.

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

Collisions in 2001
840
Down 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,254
Down 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight71885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious1139%
  • Slight1,12690%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 840, down 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (15%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (15%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.5%)
  • February69 (8.2%)
  • March60 (7.1%)
  • April66 (7.9%)
  • May80 (9.5%)
  • June62 (7.4%)
  • July68 (8.1%)
  • August58 (6.9%)
  • September71 (8.5%)
  • October76 (9%)
  • November69 (8.2%)
  • December81 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight628 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry497 (59%)
  • Wet or damp307 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.4%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph648 (77%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph29 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph68 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant857 (68%)
  • Pedestrian163 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist57 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20177 (14%)
  • 21 to 25150 (12%)
  • 26 to 35272 (22%)
  • 36 to 45211 (17%)
  • 46 to 55139 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.7%)
  • Over 7536 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider754 (60%)
  • Passenger337 (27%)
  • Pedestrian163 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,293 (81%)
  • Motorcycle79 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Calderdale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Calderdale ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 87th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2001

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2001, with 109 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2001

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2001: 75, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5875110410
2ndA62973100111
3rdA64670108112
4thM626711906
5thA644274215
6thA641233114
7thA6036172105
8thA643172505
9thA6033141901
10thB6114121912
11thB6112111502
12thA6026101300
13thA602591002
14thA67281300
15thA64771401
16thB611371501
17thA61395600
18thA61073300
19thA6493401
20thA6813400

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2001

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2001: 371.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2001

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2001: 179.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2001, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years