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Calderdale road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2008, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (585), and casualties fell from 860.

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

Collisions in 2008
547
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
788
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2008

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight45082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious9612%
  • Slight68387%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 547, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday74 (14%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.3%)
  • February47 (8.6%)
  • March45 (8.2%)
  • April34 (6.2%)
  • May45 (8.2%)
  • June47 (8.6%)
  • July38 (6.9%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September44 (8%)
  • October50 (9.1%)
  • November47 (8.6%)
  • December50 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (60%)
  • Wet or damp201 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph419 (77%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph39 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (13%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (64%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20113 (14%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35149 (19%)
  • 36 to 45137 (17%)
  • 46 to 5581 (10%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7528 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider464 (59%)
  • Passenger215 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car737 (75%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 103rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2008

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2008, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2008

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2008: 56, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6465683019
2ndA58466417
3rdA629426904
4thM62376513
5thA6033182213
6thA644182105
7thA641152512
8thA6025111302
9thB611291004
10thA67281403
11thA60367900
12thA64371101
13thB611361601
14thA60265600
15thA625900
16thA6474500
17thA61393600
18thB61143300
19thA6492510
20thA61811100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2008

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2008: 214.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2008

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2008: 112.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2008, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years