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Calderdale road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2021, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 53% on 2020 (208), and casualties rose from 280.

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

Collisions in 2021
318
Up 53% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
398
Up 42% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2021

1.3% of collisions in Calderdale in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious7925%
  • Slight23574%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious8722%
  • Slight30777%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 318, up 53% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 318
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday53 (17%)
  • Friday45 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (3.5%)
  • February9 (2.8%)
  • March23 (7.2%)
  • April30 (9.4%)
  • May34 (11%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July21 (6.6%)
  • August28 (8.8%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October25 (7.9%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December45 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (67%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph48 (15%)
  • 30 mph194 (61%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (62%)
  • Pedestrian79 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2046 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (21%)
  • 36 to 4562 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (60%)
  • Passenger81 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (79%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 100th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2021

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2021, with 30 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2021

The M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2021: 33, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62334612
2ndA582939111
3rdA6462731010
4thA629232809
5thA641131307
6thA644111702
7thA64391402
8thA6725502
9thB61135601
10thA60334400
11thA624800
12thA60363310
13thA6493601
14thB61143400
15thB61383300
16thA6472201
17thB61122200
18thA60261300
19thB61471200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2021

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2021: 116.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2021

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2021: 61.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years