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Calderdale road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2020, and 280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 23% on 2019 (271), and casualties fell from 366.

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

Collisions in 2020
208
Down 23% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
280
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2020

2.9% of collisions in Calderdale in 2020 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious4120%
  • Slight16177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious4416%
  • Slight22982%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2020 is highlighted, with 208, down 23% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 208
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (18%)
  • Tuesday22 (11%)
  • Wednesday35 (17%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday27 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (11%)
  • February14 (6.7%)
  • March17 (8.2%)
  • April7 (3.4%)
  • May15 (7.2%)
  • June20 (9.6%)
  • July23 (11%)
  • August26 (13%)
  • September24 (12%)
  • October15 (7.2%)
  • November14 (6.7%)
  • December11 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds167 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (73%)
  • Wet or damp54 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (19%)
  • 30 mph128 (62%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph12 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (59%)
  • Pedestrian49 (18%)
  • Cyclist36 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (11%)
  • 16 to 2023 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3542 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider165 (59%)
  • Passenger66 (24%)
  • Pedestrian49 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle16 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 151st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2020

Park, Calderdale, HX1 3YL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2020, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2020

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2020: 16, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629162404
2ndM62122402
3rdA58111900
4thA64491202
5thA64691212
6thA60335801
7thA60365801
8thA6414600
9thA60253402
10thA6433510
11thA6723601
12thB61383301
13thA60262200
14thA6472201
15thA6812200
16thB61122200
17thA61071100
18thA6171100
19thA6271100
20thA6421101

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2020

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2020: 87.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2020

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2020: 45.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years