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Calderdale road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 407 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2016, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2015 (411), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 2016
407
Down 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
555
Level with 2015
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2016

2% of collisions in Calderdale in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious5714%
  • Slight34284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight47786%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2016 is highlighted, with 407, down 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 407
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.1%)
  • February33 (8.1%)
  • March43 (11%)
  • April38 (9.3%)
  • May47 (12%)
  • June20 (4.9%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September28 (6.9%)
  • October31 (7.6%)
  • November31 (7.6%)
  • December32 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry291 (71%)
  • Wet or damp106 (26%)
  • Snow9 (2.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (12%)
  • 30 mph277 (68%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (57%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7526 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (56%)
  • Passenger138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle42 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 109th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2016

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2016, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2016

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2016: 39, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58395907
2ndA629375206
3rdM62354503
4thA646344215
5thA644152512
6thA641101201
7thB6112101303
8thA60336711
9thA60255711
10thA6435902
11thA602641200
12thB611441010
13thA60363310
14thA6493300
15thA6813500
16thA6472300
17thB61472301
18thA60291100
19thA621100
20thA6241100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2016

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2016: 158.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2016

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2016: 83.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2016, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years