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Luddenden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in Luddenden, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
194
1,986th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
260
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
30
33 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Luddenden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3015%
  • Slight16384%

What the data shows

  • Luddenden had 16 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 25 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Luddenden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Luddenden, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in Luddenden.

Where Luddenden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,986th
Most casualties
1,958th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,329th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (18%)
  • Tuesday14 (7.2%)
  • Wednesday28 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (15%)
  • Friday36 (19%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph181 (93%)
  • 40 mph2 (1%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant138 (53%)
  • Pedestrian50 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (5%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Luddenden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Luddenden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Luddenden peaked at 10 in 1998; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202414
202322
202222
202111
202011
201933
201800
201711
201622
201533
201423
201335
201211
201123
201012
200912
200811
200768
200656
200556
200435
200335
200256
200145
2000711
1999611
19981011
199757
199679
199557
199446
199357
199277
199145
199045
1989912
198833
1987913
1986612
198568
198457
1983810
19821012
198155
198047
197944

Map of recent crashes in Luddenden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Luddenden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Luddenden

The 24 most recent collisions in Luddenden happened between 4 April 2013 and 19 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Luddenden

Of the 194 collisions in Luddenden, 121 were on the A646.

Collisions in Luddenden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA646121172017

Council area for Luddenden

Luddenden is in Calderdale, where police recorded 30,521 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Luddenden accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Luddenden

All 194 collisions in Luddenden were in the HX2 postcode district.