Skip to main content
CrashStats

Calderdale road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2010, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2009 (565), and casualties fell from 831.

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

Collisions in 2010
477
Down 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
695
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Calderdale in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7811%
  • Slight61488%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 477, down 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday93 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.3%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March44 (9.2%)
  • April46 (9.6%)
  • May43 (9%)
  • June46 (9.6%)
  • July32 (6.7%)
  • August34 (7.1%)
  • September37 (7.8%)
  • October41 (8.6%)
  • November46 (9.6%)
  • December36 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (4.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (66%)
  • Wet or damp112 (23%)
  • Frost or ice38 (8%)
  • Snow9 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph348 (73%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph32 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph43 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (67%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (12%)
  • 21 to 2588 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (21%)
  • 36 to 45132 (19%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider399 (57%)
  • Passenger216 (31%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car664 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 102nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2010

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2010, with 49 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2010

The M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2010: 48, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62487903
2ndA629466305
3rdA58415607
4thA646385008
5thA644172703
6thA6036162802
7thA641141812
8thA64391101
9thA67281100
10thA603371201
11thB611371311
12thB61146702
13thA6495702
14thB61125810
15thA60264800
16thA60253400
17thA61393400
18thA6473401
19thB61383400
20thA6812300

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2010

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2010: 190.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2010

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2010: 116.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years