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Bradford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 80,457 road traffic collisions in Bradford from 1979 to 2025, and 109,910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,106 were fatal and 12,966 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 956 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (1,030), and casualties fell from 1,332 to 1,210.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
80,457
8th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109,910
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,106
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
956
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Bradford

1.4% of collisions in Bradford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,1061.4%
  • Serious12,96616%
  • Slight66,38583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,1791.1%
  • Serious14,59313%
  • Slight94,13886%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. In 2025 there were 956, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 956
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259561,210
20241,0301,332
20231,0561,381
20221,0621,395
20211,0591,444
2020696924
20198331,117
20189751,295
20171,0151,369
20161,1501,611
20151,2351,685
20141,2461,752
20131,1591,672
20121,3071,966
20111,3081,880
20101,4392,089
20091,5672,342
20081,5702,371
20071,6362,466
20061,7952,700
20051,7202,616
20042,0132,999
20032,1083,204
20022,2523,389
20012,2323,343
20002,3303,515
19992,4093,482
19982,4873,598
19972,3483,240
19962,2132,994
19952,0932,757
19942,1032,696
19931,9602,557
19922,0012,607
19912,0202,584
19902,1322,732
19892,1402,696
19882,0082,492
19871,9412,434
19861,9492,411
19851,8772,307
19842,0332,488
19831,9372,413
19822,0832,715
19811,9892,576
19802,0262,612
19791,9592,452

When and where crashes happen in Bradford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11,411 (14%)
  • Tuesday11,187 (14%)
  • Wednesday11,465 (14%)
  • Thursday11,991 (15%)
  • Friday13,526 (17%)
  • Saturday11,683 (15%)
  • Sunday9,194 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593,086 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,224 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,091 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599,754 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914,848 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921,203 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913,994 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598,257 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January6,413 (8%)
  • February6,016 (7.5%)
  • March6,533 (8.1%)
  • April6,121 (7.6%)
  • May6,718 (8.3%)
  • June6,578 (8.2%)
  • July6,745 (8.4%)
  • August6,401 (8%)
  • September6,812 (8.5%)
  • October7,324 (9.1%)
  • November7,662 (9.5%)
  • December7,134 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight56,371 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21,335 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,446 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting901 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit404 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64,586 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds10,938 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds1,226 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1,054 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds680 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist492 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds173 (0.2%)
  • Other902 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded406 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry50,286 (63%)
  • Wet or damp27,936 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1,382 (1.7%)
  • Snow766 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep37 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel36 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud14 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph794 (1%)
  • 30 mph66,062 (82%)
  • 40 mph9,230 (11%)
  • 50 mph415 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph3,192 (4%)
  • 70 mph764 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway68,461 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway8,186 (10%)
  • Roundabout2,517 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road764 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded529 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bradford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64,067 (58%)
  • Pedestrian23,604 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist8,944 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist5,647 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,264 (3%)
  • Van occupant1,873 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,180 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)468 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant364 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant360 (0.3%)
  • Other118 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54,192 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 106,722 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 157,521 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2017,201 (16%)
  • 21 to 2515,311 (14%)
  • 26 to 3521,213 (19%)
  • 36 to 4514,500 (13%)
  • 46 to 559,706 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 656,463 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 754,080 (3.7%)
  • Over 752,980 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider56,294 (51%)
  • Passenger30,012 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23,604 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car109,558 (79%)
  • Motorcycle9,271 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle5,735 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,557 (4%)
  • Bus or coach3,641 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,660 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,632 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle724 (0.5%)
  • Minibus452 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle67 (under 0.1%)
  • Other123 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bradford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bradford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bradford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 8th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259
8thBradford (this area)80,457109,9101,10612,966
9thCornwall78,835109,0981,46614,892
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096
11thLambeth73,57685,04653811,218

Accident hotspots in Bradford

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford, with 2,702 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 22 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford from 1979 to 2025: 7,453, including 115 fatal and 1,137 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6507,45310,5851151,137
2ndA61774,9526,99156693
3rdA6474,0565,73762656
4thA6292,6853,89661513
5thA6412,2573,26444376
6thB61442,1773,11241337
7thB61452,1543,04329377
8thA61812,0502,75120239
9thA6581,8582,63145340
10thA6571,4361,90616259
11thA651,3571,97841254
12thA60361,2261,68035208
13thA60381,0991,52620194
14thA60371,0921,56617158
15thB63819441,28313143
16thB626566595017108
17thA6035545707580
18thB61435106678109
19thB6380494637678
20thA6444526771283

Towns in Bradford

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 53,466.

Postcode districts in Bradford

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford from 1979 to 2025: 6,696.

Latest crashes in Bradford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bradford, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity