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Calderdale road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2006, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (635), and casualties fell from 953.

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

Collisions in 2006
609
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
944
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2006

2.1% of collisions in Calderdale in 2006 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight49882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight82187%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 609, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (11%)
  • February43 (7.1%)
  • March40 (6.6%)
  • April51 (8.4%)
  • May55 (9%)
  • June47 (7.7%)
  • July52 (8.5%)
  • August34 (5.6%)
  • September57 (9.4%)
  • October40 (6.6%)
  • November56 (9.2%)
  • December69 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (66%)
  • Wet or damp198 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph480 (79%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway513 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant688 (73%)
  • Pedestrian117 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1564 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20175 (19%)
  • 21 to 25134 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (18%)
  • 36 to 45160 (17%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (61%)
  • Passenger250 (26%)
  • Pedestrian117 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car937 (83%)
  • Motorcycle60 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 98th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2006

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2006, with 57 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2006

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2006: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646569618
2ndA58499207
3rdA629497617
4thM62386617
5thA644314217
6thA641172515
7thA6033152102
8thA643131501
9thA6026101412
10thA6036101500
11thA647101501
12thB611491903
13thA60257901
14thB61127712
15thB61137801
16thA6496801
17thA67251112
18thB61383503
19thA61072400
20thA621100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2006

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2006: 245.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2006

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2006: 141.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years