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Brighouse road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,810 road traffic collisions in Brighouse, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 588 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (43).

Collisions since 1979
3,810
274th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,848
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
59 people killed
Serious collisions
588
633 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
40
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Brighouse

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.4%
  • Serious58815%
  • Slight3,16983%

What the data shows

  • Brighouse had 411 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 606 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Brighouse were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 692 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brighouse, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Brighouse.

Where Brighouse ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
274th
Most casualties
274th
Most fatal collisions
209th
Most serious collisions
294th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday546 (14%)
  • Tuesday563 (15%)
  • Wednesday590 (15%)
  • Thursday549 (14%)
  • Friday646 (17%)
  • Saturday538 (14%)
  • Sunday378 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,768 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit966 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,334 (88%)
  • Roundabout247 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph3,311 (87%)
  • 40 mph313 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph32 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph100 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,126 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds467 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,587 (53%)
  • Pedestrian941 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist605 (12%)
  • Cyclist333 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant176 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant94 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brighouse road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brighouse, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brighouse peaked at 133 in 1998; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253840
20244347
20234451
20224754
20214556
20203138
20193545
20184048
20173443
20165474
20154966
20144360
20135163
20125673
20116683
20105577
20096287
20086587
20076680
200693129
200583108
2004106136
2003104137
200290128
2001104144
2000106141
1999119157
1998133176
1997117161
1996116147
1995111144
199487122
1993104127
199280100
1991115140
199091110
198989113
1988124139
198799120
1986100127
1985110130
198486102
198396109
1982112140
1981105121
1980100120
1979106148

Map of recent crashes in Brighouse

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brighouse

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brighouse

The 24 most recent collisions in Brighouse happened between 2 April and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brighouse

The A641 has the most collisions in Brighouse, 823 of 3,810 (22%), followed by the A644 (540).

Collisions in Brighouse on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6418231,09317117
2ndA6445406891083
3rdA643458590672
4thA58323435557
5thA649145189219
6thA6025104134018
7thA6107263303
8thB6114122102
9thA6423300

Council areas covering Brighouse

Collisions in Brighouse were recorded in 2 council areas. Calderdale has 3,794 of 3,810 (99.6%).

Collisions in Brighouse by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCalderdale3,7944,83053584
2ndBradford121403

Postcode districts in Brighouse

Collisions in Brighouse were recorded in 4 postcode districts, led by HD6 (3,013) and HX3 (777).