Ripponden road traffic accidents
Ripponden recorded 179 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 266 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 35 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 63% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 266
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 266
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ripponden
Roads in Ripponden
Postcode districts in Ripponden
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ripponden
Road collision statistics for Ripponden
Collisions recorded
179
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
266
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
35
20.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ripponden
Collisions in Ripponden are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (19% of the total), with 34.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.2% of recorded collisions in Ripponden happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ripponden have produced 266 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 34 collisions, Monday 23 collisions, Tuesday 17 collisions, Wednesday 24 collisions, Thursday 22 collisions, Friday 32 collisions, Saturday 27 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 118 collisions, Darkness 61 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 174 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 140 collisions, 40 mph 22 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 9 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 145 collisions, Raining no high winds 22 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 163 casualties, Passenger 73 casualties, Pedestrian 30 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ripponden
How many road accidents have there been in Ripponden?
179 collisions have been recorded in Ripponden in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 266 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ripponden were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 35 were serious — 20.1% of all recorded collisions in Ripponden resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ripponden?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in Ripponden, accounting for 19% of them, and 34.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ripponden happen on?
97.2% of collisions in Ripponden are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ripponden?
Pedestrians make up 11.3% of the 266 casualties recorded in Ripponden.
Is road safety in Ripponden getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ripponden fell 63% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Ripponden come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ripponden cover 1999 to 2025.