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Calderdale road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 271 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2019, and 366 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2018 (314), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 2019
271
Down 14% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
366
Down 11% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Calderdale in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6323%
  • Slight20676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7420%
  • Slight29079%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2019 is highlighted, with 271, down 14% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 271
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday49 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February19 (7%)
  • March18 (6.6%)
  • April21 (7.7%)
  • May24 (8.9%)
  • June17 (6.3%)
  • July38 (14%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September15 (5.5%)
  • October12 (4.4%)
  • November25 (9.2%)
  • December22 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (73%)
  • Wet or damp69 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (14%)
  • 30 mph170 (63%)
  • 40 mph19 (7%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (59%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (59%)
  • Passenger95 (26%)
  • Pedestrian54 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (73%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 161st most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2019

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2019, with 30 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2019

The A58, A629 and M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2019, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58234107
2ndA629232805
3rdM62233212
4thA646182407
5thA644131802
6thA64151000
7thA60334801
8thA6434401
9thB61144602
10thA60363300
11thA60262200
12thA6472300
13thA6722300
14thA6812300
15thB61382201
16thA60251100
17thA61071100
18thA621100
19thA6491100
20thB61121200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2019

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2019: 101.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2019

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2019: 57.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2019, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2019.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years