Crap Towns / Shelf and Northowram / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Shelf and Northowram?
There were 4.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Shelf and Northowram from 2021 to 2025, 1.8 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 6.5, up from 2.2 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 7.1 km | 5.6 |
| Halifax | 4.1 km | 5.1 |
| Shelf and Northowram | – | 4.4 |
| Cleckheaton | 7.5 km | 4.3 |
| Elland | 6.2 km | 4.3 |
| Thornton | 5.6 km | 4.1 |
| Shipley | 10.7 km | 3.9 |
| Brighouse | 5.0 km | 3.9 |
| Queensbury | 3.1 km | 3.8 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 8.9 km | 3.6 |
| Liversedge | 9.2 km | 3.4 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |