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Calderdale road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2014, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (409), and casualties rose from 566.

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

Collisions in 2014
427
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
623
Up 10% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2014

1.2% of collisions in Calderdale in 2014 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8520%
  • Slight33779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight52484%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 427, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.5%)
  • February37 (8.7%)
  • March36 (8.4%)
  • April27 (6.3%)
  • May42 (9.8%)
  • June34 (8%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October36 (8.4%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December42 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (63%)
  • Wet or damp149 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph312 (73%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph28 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (62%)
  • Pedestrian97 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35115 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.7%)
  • Over 7530 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (56%)
  • Passenger175 (28%)
  • Pedestrian97 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 111th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2014

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2014, with 42 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2014

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2014: 40, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58406205
2ndA629365825
3rdA6463238110
4thM62286715
5thA644171903
6thA6033141904
7thA6025101302
8thA603691002
9thA64191101
10thB611371502
11thA6436800
12thA6476801
13thA67261002
14thB61146901
15thA60265800
16thB61125902
17thA61393402
18thA6492301
19thB61472201
20thA61071100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2014

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2014: 178.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2014

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2014: 93.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years