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HX6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,140 road traffic collisions in the HX6 postcode district, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 583 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
3,140
1,247th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,597
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
82
96 people killed
Serious collisions
583
720 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Down 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HX6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal822.6%
  • Serious58319%
  • Slight2,47579%

What the data shows

  • HX6 had 391 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 501 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in HX6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 650 children under 16 were killed or injured in HX6, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 42% of collisions in HX6.

Where HX6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,247th
Most casualties
1,123rd
Most fatal collisions
487th
Most serious collisions
1,255th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday429 (14%)
  • Tuesday425 (14%)
  • Wednesday399 (13%)
  • Thursday426 (14%)
  • Friday565 (18%)
  • Saturday463 (15%)
  • Sunday433 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,204 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit773 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,477 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway621 (20%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph47 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,831 (58%)
  • 40 mph269 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph354 (11%)
  • 70 mph600 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,356 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds448 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds103 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist40 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.8%)
  • Other40 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,944 (64%)
  • Pedestrian597 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist405 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist195 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant158 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)80 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HX6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HX6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HX6 peaked at 111 in 1997; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253452
20244770
20234772
20225060
20214159
20201318
20192533
20185885
20173552
20164150
20153754
20145281
20134059
20124476
20114378
20105878
20095875
20086196
20074662
200662104
200572120
200484120
200381136
200292138
200192147
200086138
1999107166
199894136
1997111170
199678109
199581131
199483110
19936197
199276100
199177121
199094132
198975113
198877125
198781110
19866983
198593137
19847295
19837488
198274103
198184103
198089124
197991131

Map of recent crashes in HX6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HX6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HX6

The 24 most recent collisions in HX6 happened between 9 April and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HX6

The A58 has the most collisions in HX6, 872 of 3,140 (28%), followed by the M62 (608).

Collisions in HX6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA588721,22230175
2ndM626081,0872396
3rdA6723054741063
4thA646229330847
5thA60269311819
6thA61397688013
7thB61136397015
8thB6139192403
9thB611471002
10thA60254503
11thA61404703
12thB61384401
13thA6273310

Council areas covering HX6

Collisions in HX6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Calderdale has 3,045 of 3,140 (97%).

Collisions in HX6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCalderdale3,0454,43775558
2ndKirklees91149724

Towns in HX6

Collisions in HX6 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Halifax (926) and Sowerby Bridge (529).