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Calderdale road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2023, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2022 (403), and casualties fell from 501.

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

Collisions in 2023
357
Down 11% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
472
Down 6% on 2022
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2023

2.8% of collisions in Calderdale in 2023 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious10931%
  • Slight23867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight33371%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 357, down 11% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 357
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February29 (8.1%)
  • March19 (5.3%)
  • April37 (10%)
  • May35 (9.8%)
  • June26 (7.3%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August24 (6.7%)
  • September39 (11%)
  • October28 (7.8%)
  • November22 (6.2%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph54 (15%)
  • 30 mph215 (60%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph31 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (64%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (58%)
  • Passenger112 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (80%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Calderdale ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 86th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2023

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2023, with 35 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2023

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2023: 31, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6293143011
2ndM62305416
3rdA6462942110
4thA58243119
5thA641141603
6thA672122016
7thA64491213
8thA60367802
9thA64371002
10thB61147803
11thA6476600
12thA60334502
13thB61134602
14thA6493301
15thA60252200
16thA61392201
17thA622701
18thB61122201
19thA6811100
20thB61381100

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2023

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2023: 147.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2023

HX1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2023: 68.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2023, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years