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Ripponden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Ripponden, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
354
1,409th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
526
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
70
89 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ripponden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7020%
  • Slight27879%

What the data shows

  • Ripponden had 51 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 52 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Ripponden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 70 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ripponden, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in Ripponden.

Where Ripponden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,409th
Most casualties
1,287th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,431st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday35 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday59 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight229 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph218 (62%)
  • 40 mph103 (29%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant334 (63%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ripponden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ripponden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ripponden peaked at 14 in 2002; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
2024811
2023610
202267
2021913
202036
201923
201856
201733
201667
201544
201434
201356
2012614
201149
20101015
200967
2008411
200745
2006613
200569
20041010
200389
20021424
2001714
2000815
19991011
19981218
19971015
1996611
199579
1994915
1993711
1992913
199189
1990811
1989713
19881012
19871217
19861115
19851219
19841320
198378
19821116
1981912
1980917
19791115

Map of recent crashes in Ripponden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ripponden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ripponden

The 24 most recent collisions in Ripponden happened between 25 November 2021 and 8 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ripponden

The A58 has the most collisions in Ripponden, 171 of 354 (48%), followed by the A672 (95).

Collisions in Ripponden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58171261533
2ndA67295139117
3rdB61134366010

Council area for Ripponden

Ripponden is in Calderdale, where police recorded 30,521 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ripponden accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Ripponden

All 354 collisions in Ripponden were in the HX6 postcode district.