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Calderdale road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 745 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2002, and 1,112 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (840), and casualties fell from 1,254.

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

Collisions in 2002
745
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,112
Down 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
11
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.5%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight63886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious11110%
  • Slight99089%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 745, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (16%)
  • Tuesday103 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (13%)
  • Thursday105 (14%)
  • Friday131 (18%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.4%)
  • February61 (8.2%)
  • March57 (7.7%)
  • April65 (8.7%)
  • May56 (7.5%)
  • June65 (8.7%)
  • July66 (8.9%)
  • August63 (8.5%)
  • September52 (7%)
  • October75 (10%)
  • November62 (8.3%)
  • December68 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight562 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry447 (60%)
  • Wet or damp288 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph577 (77%)
  • 40 mph57 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph36 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph51 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (72%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist32 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1046 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1569 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20184 (17%)
  • 21 to 25137 (12%)
  • 26 to 35253 (23%)
  • 36 to 45170 (15%)
  • 46 to 55111 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (60%)
  • Passenger316 (28%)
  • Pedestrian127 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,131 (81%)
  • Motorcycle82 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Calderdale ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 95th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2002

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2002, with 70 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2002

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2002: 77, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6467710529
2ndA586911917
3rdA6296095110
4thM62537805
5thA644274324
6thA641202403
7thA6036173104
8thA643162204
9thA647162204
10thA672152414
11thA6033121904
12thB6114121500
13thA6026101200
14thB6112101302
15thA602571201
16thA623600
17thA61392201
18thA6492401
19thA6812200
20thB61132302

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2002

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2002: 303.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2002

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2002: 166.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years