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Calderdale road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Calderdale in 2025, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2024 (373), and casualties fell from 476.

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

Collisions in 2025
357
Down 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
463
Down 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Calderdale in 2025

2% of collisions in Calderdale in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.5% and 17% in Calderdale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious9226%
  • Slight25872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious10823%
  • Slight34875%

Calderdale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Calderdale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 988 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 357, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (19%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February30 (8.4%)
  • March35 (9.8%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June27 (7.6%)
  • July29 (8.1%)
  • August31 (8.7%)
  • September29 (8.1%)
  • October24 (6.7%)
  • November30 (8.4%)
  • December29 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (73%)
  • Wet or damp85 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (20%)
  • 30 mph195 (55%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (7%)
  • 60 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Calderdale in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (65%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist23 (5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (14%)
  • 21 to 2541 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.5%)
  • Over 7532 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (54%)
  • Passenger129 (28%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Calderdale in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Calderdale had the 82nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Calderdale in 2025

Halifax Town, Calderdale, HX1 1JB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Calderdale in 2025, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Calderdale with the most crashes in 2025

The A629 had the most collisions in Calderdale in 2025: 28, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Calderdale, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629284007
2ndA58253309
3rdM62243403
4thA646182817
5thA644151805
6thA6418900
7thA60337702
8thA60367901
9thA64771112
10thA60266701
11thA6436702
12thA60255701
13thA67251112
14thB61144501
15thA6813400
16thB61123401
17thB61133301
18thB61383300
19thA6492200
20thB61472200

Towns in Calderdale: crashes in 2025

Halifax had the most collisions of any town in Calderdale in 2025: 138.

Postcode districts in Calderdale: crashes in 2025

HX3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Calderdale in 2025: 82.

Latest crashes in Calderdale in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Calderdale in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Calderdale road accidents in other years