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HX5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,469 road traffic collisions in the HX5 postcode district, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 262 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,469
1,983rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,924
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
16 people killed
Serious collisions
262
291 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for HX5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious26218%
  • Slight1,19481%

What the data shows

  • HX5 had 161 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 234 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in HX5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 333 children under 16 were killed or injured in HX5, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in HX5.

Where HX5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,983rd
Most casualties
2,023rd
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
2,103rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (13%)
  • Tuesday221 (15%)
  • Wednesday218 (15%)
  • Thursday242 (16%)
  • Friday247 (17%)
  • Saturday198 (13%)
  • Sunday153 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,048 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit373 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,158 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway219 (15%)
  • Roundabout47 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph1,084 (74%)
  • 40 mph44 (3%)
  • 50 mph90 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph84 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph124 (8.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,177 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds197 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,068 (56%)
  • Pedestrian340 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (11%)
  • Cyclist129 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HX5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HX5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HX5 peaked at 53 in 1999; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252022
20241318
20232123
20222328
202199
20201010
20191618
20181314
20171418
20162231
20151924
20142531
20131825
20122229
20112327
20101920
20092739
20082731
20073039
20062435
20052840
20043654
20034257
20023044
20014365
20005266
19995375
19984872
19974867
19964555
19953850
19943947
19933858
19924757
19914966
19904353
19893943
19884967
19873140
19863340
19852731
19843451
19833135
19823749
19815069
19803444
19793038

Map of recent crashes in HX5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HX5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HX5

The 24 most recent collisions in HX5 happened between 15 October 2024 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HX5

The A629 has the most collisions in HX5, 270 of 1,469 (18%), followed by the A6025 (181).

Collisions in HX5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA629270385562
2ndA6025181256340
3rdB6114163221127
4thB61445700
5thB61134700

Council area for HX5

HX5 is in Calderdale, where police recorded 30,521 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HX5 accounts for 4.8% of them.

Towns in HX5

Collisions in HX5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Elland (945) and Brighouse (11).