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Calderdale road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 811 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2004, and 1,203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (810), and casualties fell from 1,246.

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

Collisions in 2004
811
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,203
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious9512%
  • Slight70487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious1119.2%
  • Slight1,07990%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 811, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (12%)
  • Wednesday107 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (14%)
  • Friday163 (20%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (8.4%)
  • February58 (7.2%)
  • March65 (8%)
  • April53 (6.5%)
  • May70 (8.6%)
  • June57 (7%)
  • July54 (6.7%)
  • August73 (9%)
  • September85 (10%)
  • October96 (12%)
  • November63 (7.8%)
  • December69 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit229 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry518 (64%)
  • Wet or damp273 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph636 (78%)
  • 40 mph59 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph39 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph60 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant830 (69%)
  • Pedestrian166 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1054 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20176 (15%)
  • 21 to 25170 (14%)
  • 26 to 35234 (19%)
  • 36 to 45202 (17%)
  • 46 to 55129 (11%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.2%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider719 (60%)
  • Passenger318 (26%)
  • Pedestrian166 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,206 (81%)
  • Motorcycle86 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 78th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2004

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2004, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2004

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2004: 73, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA587312218
2ndA646689617
3rdM626011317
4thA629527933
5thA644284002
6thA641212813
7thA643203114
8thA647192101
9thA6036132801
10thA6033122102
11thB6114101301
12thB611291200
13thA602581212
14thA67281102
15thA60264501
16thB61134901
17thA6813500
18thB61383502
19thB61473400
20thA61392300

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2004

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2004: 353.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2004

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2004: 169.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years