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Halifax road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,784 road traffic collisions in Halifax, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 16,954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 141 were fatal and 2,066 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 138 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (160).

Collisions since 1979
12,784
95th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
16,954
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
141
151 people killed
Serious collisions
2,066
2,311 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
138
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
182
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Halifax

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1411.1%
  • Serious2,06616%
  • Slight10,57783%

What the data shows

  • Halifax had 1,344 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 1,970 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Halifax were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,038 children under 16 were killed or injured in Halifax, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Halifax.

Where Halifax ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
95th
Most casualties
90th
Most fatal collisions
85th
Most serious collisions
96th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,769 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,720 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,800 (14%)
  • Thursday1,877 (15%)
  • Friday2,191 (17%)
  • Saturday1,986 (16%)
  • Sunday1,441 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,108 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,359 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown257 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit40 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,593 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,357 (11%)
  • Roundabout397 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road356 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded81 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph402 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph11,193 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,070 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph34 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph80 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,281 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,730 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds209 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds168 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds109 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist42 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.2%)
  • Other138 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded82 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant9,097 (54%)
  • Pedestrian3,974 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist1,560 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant848 (5%)
  • Cyclist840 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant233 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant229 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)61 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant60 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Halifax road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Halifax, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Halifax peaked at 405 in 1999; 2025 had 138.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 138
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025138182
2024160192
2023147184
2022170214
2021116143
202087112
2019101140
2018122153
2017145181
2016158231
2015162208
2014178261
2013172236
2012179237
2011163236
2010190270
2009236342
2008214301
2007231330
2006245380
2005266384
2004353508
2003314461
2002303448
2001371554
2000348522
1999405536
1998389547
1997403537
1996375478
1995330429
1994328430
1993311409
1992319397
1991349427
1990367459
1989353443
1988372443
1987348422
1986322404
1985373478
1984387481
1983354426
1982369461
1981341436
1980368450
1979352451

Map of recent crashes in Halifax

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Halifax

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Halifax

The 24 most recent collisions in Halifax happened between 4 November and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Halifax

The A629 has the most collisions in Halifax, 2,012 of 12,784 (16%), followed by the A58 (1,306).

Collisions in Halifax on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6292,0122,77226318
2ndA581,3061,84122228
3rdA6467661,11615135
4thA647340475757
5thA6026211302337
6thA61397688013
7thB6139182203
8thA6140131704
9thB61126700
10thA6394611
11thA6444400
12thA60293301

Council area for Halifax

Halifax is in Calderdale, where police recorded 30,521 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Halifax accounts for 42% of them.

Postcode districts in Halifax

Collisions in Halifax were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by HX1 (5,732) and HX3 (3,444).