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Calderdale road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 810 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2003, and 1,246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2002 (745), and casualties rose from 1,112.

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

Collisions in 2003
810
Up 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,246
Up 12% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9512%
  • Slight71188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious1068.5%
  • Slight1,13691%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 810, up 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (12%)
  • Tuesday100 (12%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday120 (15%)
  • Friday158 (20%)
  • Saturday124 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.8%)
  • February63 (7.8%)
  • March62 (7.7%)
  • April61 (7.5%)
  • May79 (9.8%)
  • June59 (7.3%)
  • July67 (8.3%)
  • August75 (9.3%)
  • September54 (6.7%)
  • October66 (8.1%)
  • November83 (10%)
  • December70 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight587 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds701 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry568 (70%)
  • Wet or damp222 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph631 (78%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph31 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph58 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway658 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant880 (71%)
  • Pedestrian151 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant37 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6%)
  • 16 to 20196 (16%)
  • 21 to 25147 (12%)
  • 26 to 35273 (22%)
  • 36 to 45204 (16%)
  • 46 to 55118 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.5%)
  • Over 7535 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (58%)
  • Passenger371 (30%)
  • Pedestrian151 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,246 (82%)
  • Motorcycle80 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 79th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2003

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2003, with 63 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2003

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2003: 83, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64683136018
2ndA58649403
3rdA629629905
4thM625511402
5thA644314805
6thA6033253904
7thA643172502
8thA641162500
9thB6112152305
10thA6036131802
11thA647113011
12thB6114111902
13thA6025101600
14thA672101702
15thB6113102000
16thA60267801
17thA624801
18thA68141002
19thA61393301
20thA6493300

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2003

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2003: 314.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2003

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2003: 153.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years