Crap Towns / Linthwaite and Slaithwaite / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite?
There were 2.6 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Linthwaite and Slaithwaite from 2021 to 2025, 8% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.3, up from 3.5 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 11.8 km | 5.1 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 13.4 km | 4.4 |
| Elland | 7.3 km | 4.3 |
| Huddersfield | 5.5 km | 4.1 |
| Honley | 7.0 km | 4.0 |
| Brighouse | 10.3 km | 3.9 |
| Mirfield | 12.6 km | 3.8 |
| Liversedge | 14.2 km | 3.4 |
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | – | 2.6 |
| Uppermill | 13.0 km | 2.1 |
| Meltham | 3.4 km | 1.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |