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Calderdale road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2007, and 860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (609), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 2007
585
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
860
Down 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2007

1.7% of collisions in Calderdale in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious8114%
  • Slight49484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious9010%
  • Slight76088%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 585, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (10%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (15%)
  • Friday104 (18%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (9.6%)
  • February49 (8.4%)
  • March44 (7.5%)
  • April40 (6.8%)
  • May57 (9.7%)
  • June44 (7.5%)
  • July55 (9.4%)
  • August38 (6.5%)
  • September55 (9.4%)
  • October51 (8.7%)
  • November47 (8%)
  • December49 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (65%)
  • Wet or damp190 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph438 (75%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph38 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph46 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (70%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20140 (16%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35175 (20%)
  • 36 to 45147 (17%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (57%)
  • Passenger264 (31%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car843 (79%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 102nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2007

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2007, with 60 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2007

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2007: 54, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646548128
2ndM62498002
3rdA58436425
4thA629425806
5thA644202400
6thA6036162304
7thA641161904
8thA6033132304
9thA643121701
10thB6114122300
11thA672101512
12thA602581003
13thA64781311
14thB61125501
15thB61135801
16thA60264512
17thA6494400
18thA6814600
19thB61384700
20thA621100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2007

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2007: 231.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2007

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2007: 119.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years