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Calderdale road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2005, and 953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2004 (811), and casualties fell from 1,203.

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

Collisions in 2005
635
Down 22% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
953
Down 21% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Calderdale in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight53284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious10411%
  • Slight84288%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 635, down 22% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday97 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8%)
  • February54 (8.5%)
  • March40 (6.3%)
  • April41 (6.5%)
  • May55 (8.7%)
  • June61 (9.6%)
  • July51 (8%)
  • August44 (6.9%)
  • September56 (8.8%)
  • October66 (10%)
  • November63 (9.9%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight471 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds541 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry442 (70%)
  • Wet or damp187 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph480 (76%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway528 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant643 (67%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20141 (15%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35216 (23%)
  • 36 to 45153 (16%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7533 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider607 (64%)
  • Passenger239 (25%)
  • Pedestrian107 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car976 (79%)
  • Motorcycle78 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 102nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2005

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2005, with 54 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2005

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2005: 61, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6296184013
2ndA6465985214
3rdA58478007
4thM624410107
5thA643223015
6thA644222901
7thA641172101
8thA647163304
9thB6112131903
10thB6114132402
11thA672121502
12thA602691111
13thA603391812
14thA603671200
15thA60256902
16thB61134601
17thA6493300
18thB61383300
19thA61071100
20thA61391100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2005

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2005: 266.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2005

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2005: 131.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years