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Calderdale road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2018, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (336), and casualties fell from 449.

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

Collisions in 2018
314
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
411
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2018

1.6% of collisions in Calderdale in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight25280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6215%
  • Slight34484%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2018 is highlighted, with 314, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 314
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.3%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March30 (9.6%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June37 (12%)
  • July27 (8.6%)
  • August22 (7%)
  • September29 (9.2%)
  • October30 (9.6%)
  • November25 (8%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds258 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (70%)
  • Wet or damp78 (25%)
  • Snow11 (3.5%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (10%)
  • 30 mph211 (67%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph29 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (57%)
  • Pedestrian72 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3582 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (18%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (57%)
  • Passenger105 (26%)
  • Pedestrian72 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 134th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2018

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area and Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, HX6 2EJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2018, with 26 collisions each.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2018

The A58 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2018: 31, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58313919
2ndM62295311
3rdA646222804
4thA629182705
5thA644162813
6thA64171100
7thA6437800
8thA60334401
9thA60364402
10thA60263401
11thA623410
12thA6473311
13thA6723500
14thB61383402
15thA61392201
16thB61122201
17thA6811100
18thB61131100
19thB61141100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2018

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2018: 122.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2018

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2018: 71.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years