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Bradford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,959 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 1979, and 2,452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 446 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 80,457 collisions in Bradford.

Collisions in 1979
1,959
Casualties in 1979
2,452
Fatal collisions
44
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
446
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 1979

2.2% of collisions in Bradford in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal442.2%
  • Serious44623%
  • Slight1,46975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.8%
  • Serious51921%
  • Slight1,88877%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,959.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday252 (13%)
  • Tuesday225 (11%)
  • Wednesday244 (12%)
  • Thursday274 (14%)
  • Friday373 (19%)
  • Saturday332 (17%)
  • Sunday259 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5994 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59230 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59326 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59492 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59279 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59318 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (6.6%)
  • February121 (6.2%)
  • March131 (6.7%)
  • April145 (7.4%)
  • May154 (7.9%)
  • June171 (8.7%)
  • July160 (8.2%)
  • August148 (7.6%)
  • September196 (10%)
  • October213 (11%)
  • November202 (10%)
  • December189 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,314 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit616 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,500 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds260 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.7%)
  • Other62 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,059 (54%)
  • Wet or damp725 (37%)
  • Frost or ice103 (5.3%)
  • Snow71 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,636 (84%)
  • 40 mph209 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph93 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,691 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant936 (38%)
  • Pedestrian768 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist444 (18%)
  • Cyclist112 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant57 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10204 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15190 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20562 (23%)
  • 21 to 25315 (13%)
  • 26 to 35364 (15%)
  • 36 to 45237 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55174 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 65153 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75102 (4.2%)
  • Over 7559 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,092 (45%)
  • Pedestrian768 (31%)
  • Passenger592 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,921 (64%)
  • Motorcycle481 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes193 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach118 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bradford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bradford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 14th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 1979

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 1979: 172, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650172209133
2ndA647107141329
3rdA603693139816
4thA62988101319
5thB61457089027
6thA61815864210
7thA6415474011
8thB61445372010
9thA6574761011
10thA65466329
11thA6583848412
12thA61773741010
13thA6037283626
14thA6038263206
15thB6381252517
16thB61432226010
17thA6035151603
18thB6429121501
19thB6380111200
20thA644101612

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 1979

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,194.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 1979

BD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 1979: 153.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years