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OL14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,095 road traffic collisions in the OL14 postcode district, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,803 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 52 were fatal and 414 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
2,095
1,712th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,803
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
52
56 people killed
Serious collisions
414
472 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
21
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for OL14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal522.5%
  • Serious41420%
  • Slight1,62978%

What the data shows

  • OL14 had 189 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 321 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in OL14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 472 children under 16 were killed or injured in OL14, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in OL14.

Where OL14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,712th
Most casualties
1,732nd
Most fatal collisions
1,136th
Most serious collisions
1,718th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday261 (12%)
  • Tuesday249 (12%)
  • Wednesday281 (13%)
  • Thursday303 (14%)
  • Friday366 (17%)
  • Saturday346 (17%)
  • Sunday289 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,495 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit493 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,016 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,641 (78%)
  • 40 mph158 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph40 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph217 (10%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,652 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds290 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,506 (54%)
  • Pedestrian598 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist301 (11%)
  • Cyclist220 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant61 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

OL14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in OL14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in OL14 peaked at 77 in 1990; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251921
20242224
20231517
20222125
20212324
20201215
20191523
20181616
20171823
20162831
20154047
20142630
20132834
20122833
20112843
20102535
20093047
20084565
20073353
20063863
20053854
20044466
20036596
20024869
20014966
20006997
19996390
19986094
19976793
19964967
19955457
19945676
199368100
19925786
19915466
19907789
19896181
19886986
19875884
19865570
19855168
19846582
19834864
19827191
19815773
19806381
19796988

Map of recent crashes in OL14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in OL14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in OL14

The 24 most recent collisions in OL14 happened between 16 September 2024 and 24 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in OL14

The A646 has the most collisions in OL14, 1,034 of 2,095 (49%), followed by the A6033 (436).

Collisions in OL14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6461,0341,39838206
2ndA6033436625793
3rdA681105144223

Council areas covering OL14

Collisions in OL14 were recorded in 3 council areas. Calderdale has 2,026 of 2,095 (97%).

Collisions in OL14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCalderdale2,0262,68949398
2ndBurnley59100311
3rdRossendale5803

Town in OL14

Of the 2,095 collisions in OL14, 1,555 (74%) were in Todmorden.