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Elland road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,420 road traffic collisions in Elland, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 268 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 21 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,420
593rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,804
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
17 people killed
Serious collisions
268
294 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Elland

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious26819%
  • Slight1,13880%

What the data shows

  • Elland had 163 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 235 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Elland were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 399 children under 16 were killed or injured in Elland, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Elland.

Where Elland ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
593rd
Most casualties
587th
Most fatal collisions
669th
Most serious collisions
548th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (13%)
  • Tuesday203 (14%)
  • Wednesday208 (15%)
  • Thursday224 (16%)
  • Friday244 (17%)
  • Saturday204 (14%)
  • Sunday151 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,021 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,327 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout28 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph44 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph1,276 (90%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph37 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,159 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds174 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant855 (47%)
  • Pedestrian441 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (13%)
  • Cyclist150 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Elland road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Elland, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Elland peaked at 57 in 1981; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252122
20242025
20231720
20222125
20211415
202066
20191520
20181314
20171316
20162332
20151922
20142633
20132330
20122532
20112122
20101822
20092329
20082833
20072325
20062941
20053041
20042736
20034255
20023445
20013245
20004556
19995573
19984358
19974867
19963650
19954051
19943342
19932941
19923540
19913949
19903137
19894044
19884250
19872942
19863642
19852838
19843047
19834050
19824253
19815775
19804048
19793945

Map of recent crashes in Elland

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Elland

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Elland

The 24 most recent collisions in Elland happened between 21 November 2024 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Elland

The B6114 has the most collisions in Elland, 179 of 1,420 (13%), followed by the B6113 (144).

Collisions in Elland on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6114179242135
2ndB6113144192429
3rdB6112138179124
4thA602586122329
5thA6295780313
6thA6026111602
7thB61444600

Council area for Elland

Elland is in Calderdale, where police recorded 30,521 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Elland accounts for 4.7% of them.

Postcode districts in Elland

Collisions in Elland were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by HX5 (945) and HX4 (472).