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Calderdale road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2024, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (357), and casualties rose from 472.

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

Collisions in 2024
373
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
476
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2024

0.8% of collisions in Calderdale in 2024 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious11631%
  • Slight25468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious13228%
  • Slight34172%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2024 is highlighted, with 373, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 373
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February27 (7.2%)
  • March32 (8.6%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May34 (9.1%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July36 (9.7%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September22 (5.9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November25 (6.7%)
  • December37 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (64%)
  • Wet or damp125 (34%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph81 (22%)
  • 30 mph210 (56%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph29 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (63%)
  • Pedestrian91 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6551 (11%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.9%)
  • Over 7532 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (60%)
  • Passenger100 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car524 (79%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 76th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2024

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2024, with 35 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2024

The M62 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2024: 29, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM62295205
2ndA582736012
3rdA6462232011
4thA629182417
5thA643111202
6thA644111402
7thB6113101405
8thA64181101
9thB61127802
10thB61147703
11thA6726701
12thA60335504
13thA6475602
14thA60364501
15thA6494401
16thA60262200
17thA622200
18thA6812211
19thA60251101
20thA61391101

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2024

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2024: 159.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2024

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2024: 83.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years