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Calderdale road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2015, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (427), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2015
411
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
557
Down 11% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Calderdale in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight33281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight46583%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 411, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 411
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday55 (13%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.8%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March38 (9.2%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May36 (8.8%)
  • June40 (9.7%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August28 (6.8%)
  • September36 (8.8%)
  • October30 (7.3%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (68%)
  • Wet or damp124 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph307 (75%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph22 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (58%)
  • Pedestrian102 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (13%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4592 (17%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider336 (60%)
  • Passenger119 (21%)
  • Pedestrian102 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (75%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Calderdale ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 109th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2015

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2015, with 28 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2015

The A646 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2015: 46, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6464660110
2ndA629314104
3rdA58264614
4thM62223700
5thA6033171901
6thA644162804
7thA641111702
8thA6036101104
9thB611281401
10thA6726601
11thA60265502
12thB61145501
13thA60254901
14thA6434400
15thB61384401
16thA6493601
17thB61133400
18thA61072201
19thA61392200
20thA622200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2015

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2015: 162.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2015

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2015: 89.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2015, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years