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Calderdale road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2022, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 27% on 2021 (318), and casualties rose from 398.

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

Collisions in 2022
403
Up 27% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
501
Up 26% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Calderdale in 2022 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious11428%
  • Slight28470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious12425%
  • Slight37274%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 403, up 27% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 403
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.2%)
  • February35 (8.7%)
  • March38 (9.4%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May37 (9.2%)
  • June25 (6.2%)
  • July28 (6.9%)
  • August32 (7.9%)
  • September33 (8.2%)
  • October34 (8.4%)
  • November40 (9.9%)
  • December36 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (66%)
  • Wet or damp122 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph72 (18%)
  • 30 mph249 (62%)
  • 40 mph24 (6%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (60%)
  • Pedestrian105 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (17%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.8%)
  • Over 7524 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (23%)
  • Pedestrian105 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 79th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2022

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2022, with 40 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2022

The M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2022: 35, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62354918
2ndA6292940014
3rdA58273007
4thA646263019
5thA643111303
6thA641101010
7thA6478903
8thA602571003
9thA603371111
10thA6446600
11thA6726612
12thA60265801
13thA60365801
14thB61145802
15thA61393301
16thB61123303
17thA622300
18thA6492400
19thA6812202
20thB61132301

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2022

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2022: 170.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2022

HX1 and HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2022, with 83 each.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2022, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years