Crap Towns / Thornton / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Thornton?
There were 4.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Thornton from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.7, up from 2.0 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 5.3 km | 5.6 |
| Keighley | 9.6 km | 5.4 |
| Halifax | 7.5 km | 5.1 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 5.6 km | 4.4 |
| Thornton | – | 4.1 |
| Shipley | 6.8 km | 3.9 |
| Brighouse | 10.4 km | 3.9 |
| Queensbury | 2.9 km | 3.8 |
| Bingley | 7.0 km | 3.0 |
| Baildon | 7.7 km | 2.9 |
| Haworth | 8.2 km | 2.9 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |