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Bradford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,252 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2002, and 3,389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2001 (2,232), and casualties rose from 3,343.

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

Collisions in 2002
2,252
Up 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
3,389
Up 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
25
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Bradford in 2002 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.1%
  • Serious2219.8%
  • Slight2,00689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal260.8%
  • Serious2537.5%
  • Slight3,11092%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2002 is highlighted, with 2,252, up 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday335 (15%)
  • Tuesday342 (15%)
  • Wednesday324 (14%)
  • Thursday356 (16%)
  • Friday368 (16%)
  • Saturday320 (14%)
  • Sunday207 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59224 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59426 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59591 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59402 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59235 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January182 (8.1%)
  • February185 (8.2%)
  • March182 (8.1%)
  • April175 (7.8%)
  • May187 (8.3%)
  • June178 (7.9%)
  • July186 (8.3%)
  • August159 (7.1%)
  • September171 (7.6%)
  • October195 (8.7%)
  • November201 (8.9%)
  • December251 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,605 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit614 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,754 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds362 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other17 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,371 (61%)
  • Wet or damp851 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (0.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,893 (84%)
  • 40 mph258 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (3%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,916 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (11%)
  • Roundabout68 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,411 (71%)
  • Pedestrian464 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist116 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant75 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 592 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10160 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15209 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20461 (14%)
  • 21 to 25460 (14%)
  • 26 to 35787 (23%)
  • 36 to 45529 (16%)
  • 46 to 55325 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 65169 (5%)
  • 66 to 75125 (3.7%)
  • Over 7572 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,917 (57%)
  • Passenger1,008 (30%)
  • Pedestrian464 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,555 (84%)
  • Motorcycle180 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach114 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (0.6%)
  • Minibus21 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 5th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2002

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2002, with 199 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2002

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2002: 218, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650218355217
2ndA6177198304122
3rdA647105168110
4thA6418514228
5thB614477114110
6thB6145628314
7thA658598845
8thA6295894111
9thA6181548003
10thA6037354702
11thA657355706
12thA65324305
13thB6381325502
14thA6036275010
15thA6038213201
16thB6265212505
17thB6380192912
18thA6035161811
19thA6176152300
20thB6269152500

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2002

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,602.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2002

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2002: 220.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years