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Bradford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,348 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 1997, and 3,240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (2,213), and casualties rose from 2,994.

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

Collisions in 1997
2,348
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
3,240
Up 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
19
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Bradford in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious27312%
  • Slight2,05688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.6%
  • Serious2888.9%
  • Slight2,93391%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 1997 is highlighted, with 2,348, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday310 (13%)
  • Tuesday321 (14%)
  • Wednesday360 (15%)
  • Thursday339 (14%)
  • Friday411 (18%)
  • Saturday366 (16%)
  • Sunday241 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59241 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59485 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59635 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59384 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59191 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January199 (8.5%)
  • February193 (8.2%)
  • March189 (8%)
  • April166 (7.1%)
  • May196 (8.3%)
  • June193 (8.2%)
  • July198 (8.4%)
  • August198 (8.4%)
  • September166 (7.1%)
  • October200 (8.5%)
  • November219 (9.3%)
  • December231 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,710 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit505 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit77 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,873 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds424 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,386 (59%)
  • Wet or damp942 (40%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.4%)
  • Snow10 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,911 (81%)
  • 40 mph305 (13%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph102 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,019 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (10%)
  • Roundabout70 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,151 (66%)
  • Pedestrian610 (19%)
  • Cyclist142 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant112 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant53 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5109 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10231 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15186 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20452 (14%)
  • 21 to 25430 (13%)
  • 26 to 35797 (25%)
  • 36 to 45412 (13%)
  • 46 to 55243 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65186 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75111 (3.4%)
  • Over 7583 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,735 (54%)
  • Passenger895 (28%)
  • Pedestrian610 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,471 (84%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes141 (3.4%)
  • Motorcycle125 (3%)
  • Bus or coach122 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Bradford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bradford ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 8th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 1997

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 1997: 203, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650203304125
2ndA6177201269321
3rdA647121165110
4thA62986130115
5thA61818411614
6thB61447511004
7thA641669329
8thB6145648705
9thA6584868010
10thA6036405411
11thA6037384711
12thA657375008
13thA65326016
14thA6038303815
15thB6381283402
16thB6265222900
17thB6380202602
18thA6035141701
19thB6143141806
20thB6146131600

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 1997

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,581.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 1997

BD5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 1997: 194.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years