Crap Towns / Brighouse / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Brighouse?
There were 3.9 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Brighouse from 2021 to 2025, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 2.4, down from 5.2 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 7.0 km | 5.1 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 5.0 km | 4.4 |
| Cleckheaton | 5.1 km | 4.3 |
| Elland | 3.7 km | 4.3 |
| Huddersfield | 6.3 km | 4.1 |
| Brighouse | – | 3.9 |
| Mirfield | 6.5 km | 3.8 |
| Queensbury | 8.0 km | 3.8 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 8.2 km | 3.6 |
| Heckmondwike | 7.7 km | 3.6 |
| Liversedge | 5.6 km | 3.4 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |