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Calderdale road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 565 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2009, and 831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2008 (547), and casualties rose from 788.

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

Collisions in 2009
565
Up 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
831
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2009

1.4% of collisions in Calderdale in 2009 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious10018%
  • Slight45781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious11113%
  • Slight71186%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2009 is highlighted, with 565, up 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday103 (18%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.2%)
  • February50 (8.8%)
  • March48 (8.5%)
  • April40 (7.1%)
  • May42 (7.4%)
  • June43 (7.6%)
  • July43 (7.6%)
  • August46 (8.1%)
  • September44 (7.8%)
  • October49 (8.7%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December54 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (61%)
  • Wet or damp188 (33%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph424 (75%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway462 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (67%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20145 (17%)
  • 21 to 25118 (14%)
  • 26 to 35152 (18%)
  • 36 to 45132 (16%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (59%)
  • Passenger234 (28%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car790 (78%)
  • Motorcycle71 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 96th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2009

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2009, with 53 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2009

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2009: 56, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629568318
2ndA646478217
3rdM62457701
4thA584263011
5thA644212813
6thA643121501
7thB6113121612
8thA6025111310
9thA6036101305
10thA641101711
11thB6114101800
12thA602681102
13thA603381203
14thA6728801
15thA6476700
16thB611251101
17thA61393401
18thA6493401
19thA6813301
20thB61382300

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2009

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2009: 236.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2009

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2009: 141.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years