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Shelf and Northowram road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 855 road traffic collisions in Shelf and Northowram, Calderdale, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 147 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
855
839th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,208
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
16 people killed
Serious collisions
147
159 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shelf and Northowram

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious14717%
  • Slight69581%

What the data shows

  • Shelf and Northowram had 113 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 169 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Shelf and Northowram were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 132 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shelf and Northowram, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in Shelf and Northowram.

Where Shelf and Northowram ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
839th
Most casualties
784th
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
875th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (15%)
  • Tuesday126 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (13%)
  • Friday143 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight605 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway766 (90%)
  • Roundabout67 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph723 (85%)
  • 40 mph77 (9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph40 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds667 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant777 (64%)
  • Pedestrian141 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shelf and Northowram road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shelf and Northowram, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shelf and Northowram peaked at 31 in 1999; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251619
20241214
2023916
20221720
202167
202058
2019712
20181015
20171831
20161314
20151521
20141821
20131620
20121618
20111015
20102142
20092445
20081319
20072231
20061420
20052034
20042236
20032234
20022647
20012530
20001926
19993151
19981826
19972331
19962528
19952335
19942941
19931823
19921523
19912430
19902435
19892529
19882224
19872227
19861521
19851834
19842128
19831318
19822223
19812433
19801318
19791415

Map of recent crashes in Shelf and Northowram

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shelf and Northowram

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shelf and Northowram

The 24 most recent collisions in Shelf and Northowram happened between 12 April 2024 and 25 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shelf and Northowram

The A6036 has the most collisions in Shelf and Northowram, 408 of 855 (48%), followed by the A58 (125).

Collisions in Shelf and Northowram on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6036408549877
2ndA58125202123
3rdA64475114011
4thB6147457005

Council areas covering Shelf and Northowram

Collisions in Shelf and Northowram were recorded in 2 council areas. Calderdale has 852 of 855 (99.6%).

Collisions in Shelf and Northowram by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCalderdale8521,20513147
2ndBradford3300

Postcode district for Shelf and Northowram

All 855 collisions in Shelf and Northowram were in the HX3 postcode district.