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Calderdale road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2011, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (477), and casualties fell from 695.

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

Collisions in 2011
433
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
645
Down 7% on 2010
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2011

1.6% of collisions in Calderdale in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7818%
  • Slight34880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight55586%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2011 is highlighted, with 433, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday73 (17%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March38 (8.8%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May42 (9.7%)
  • June36 (8.3%)
  • July33 (7.6%)
  • August38 (8.8%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October33 (7.6%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December27 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (5.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (76%)
  • Wet or damp99 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (81%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph34 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (12%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (61%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (10%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 45110 (17%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider390 (60%)
  • Passenger166 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 119th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2011

Park, Calderdale, HX1 3YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2011, with 36 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2011

The M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2011: 37, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62377205
2ndA646355815
3rdA58305804
4thA629273403
5thA644182204
6thA641161903
7thA643131900
8thA602591304
9thA603391501
10thA64791202
11thB611281302
12thB611461102
13thA60365901
14thB61385513
15thA60264801
16thA6724500
17thA6493602
18thB61133500
19thA622400
20thA6812201

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2011

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2011: 163.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2011

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2011: 83.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years