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Calderdale road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2012, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2011 (433), and casualties fell from 645.

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

Collisions in 2012
444
Up 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
616
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8319%
  • Slight35981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight52084%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 444, up 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday87 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.2%)
  • February30 (6.8%)
  • March31 (7%)
  • April27 (6.1%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August38 (8.6%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October34 (7.7%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown86 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (67%)
  • Wet or damp139 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph347 (78%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph34 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (62%)
  • Pedestrian94 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (14%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (59%)
  • Passenger161 (26%)
  • Pedestrian94 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (75%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 101st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2012

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2012, with 49 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2012

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2012: 49, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA584980210
2ndA629446106
3rdA646333807
4thM62295407
5thA644192902
6thA641162102
7thA6033131505
8thA64791302
9thA60367702
10thB61137902
11thB611471300
12thA6436601
13thB61126802
14thA60265601
15thA67251101
16thA6494702
17thB61384501
18thA61392200
19thA60251200
20thA61071200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2012

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2012: 179.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2012

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2012: 95.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years