Crap Towns / Halifax / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Halifax?
There were 5.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Halifax from 2021 to 2025, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.3, up from 3.8 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 10.8 km | 5.6 |
| Halifax | – | 5.1 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 4.1 km | 4.4 |
| Cleckheaton | 11.1 km | 4.3 |
| Elland | 5.8 km | 4.3 |
| Thornton | 7.5 km | 4.1 |
| Huddersfield | 10.9 km | 4.1 |
| Brighouse | 7.0 km | 3.9 |
| Queensbury | 4.7 km | 3.8 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 11.8 km | 2.6 |
| Hebden Bridge | 8.7 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |