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Calderdale road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2017, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (407), and casualties fell from 555.

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

Collisions in 2017
336
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
449
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Calderdale in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5516%
  • Slight27883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious6013%
  • Slight38686%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 336, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 336
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February32 (9.5%)
  • March19 (5.7%)
  • April27 (8%)
  • May19 (5.7%)
  • June31 (9.2%)
  • July31 (9.2%)
  • August27 (8%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December27 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight199 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (71%)
  • Wet or damp90 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (15%)
  • 30 mph211 (63%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (60%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.9%)
  • Over 7520 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (61%)
  • Passenger97 (22%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 128th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2017

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2017, with 34 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2017

The M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2017: 31, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62315404
2ndA582738010
3rdA646263507
4thA641131812
5thA629121902
6thA644111601
7thA67281100
8thA60335701
9thA60365610
10thB61125600
11thB61135502
12thA60253300
13thB61143500
14thA60262401
15thA61392200
16thA622200
17thA6432201
18thA6471100
19thA6491100
20thA6811101

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2017

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2017: 145.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2017

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2017: 72.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2017, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years