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Bradford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,108 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2003, and 3,204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2002 (2,252), and casualties fell from 3,389.

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

Collisions in 2003
2,108
Down 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
3,204
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Bradford in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.7%
  • Serious25412%
  • Slight1,84087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.5%
  • Serious2848.9%
  • Slight2,90591%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 2,108, down 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday311 (15%)
  • Tuesday315 (15%)
  • Wednesday300 (14%)
  • Thursday308 (15%)
  • Friday354 (17%)
  • Saturday294 (14%)
  • Sunday226 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59197 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59271 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59441 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59557 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59347 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January182 (8.6%)
  • February174 (8.3%)
  • March164 (7.8%)
  • April175 (8.3%)
  • May159 (7.5%)
  • June160 (7.6%)
  • July179 (8.5%)
  • August167 (7.9%)
  • September177 (8.4%)
  • October170 (8.1%)
  • November197 (9.3%)
  • December204 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,557 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit518 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,794 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,407 (67%)
  • Wet or damp647 (31%)
  • Frost or ice31 (1.5%)
  • Snow11 (0.5%)
  • Mud6 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,805 (86%)
  • 40 mph195 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,791 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (11%)
  • Roundabout54 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,343 (73%)
  • Pedestrian422 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist92 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant68 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5106 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10141 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15202 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20447 (14%)
  • 21 to 25478 (15%)
  • 26 to 35655 (20%)
  • 36 to 45508 (16%)
  • 46 to 55310 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 65170 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 75108 (3.4%)
  • Over 7579 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,842 (57%)
  • Passenger940 (29%)
  • Pedestrian422 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,375 (85%)
  • Motorcycle146 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach101 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes89 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 6th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2003

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2003, with 179 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2003

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2003: 183, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650183306111
2ndA6177148218116
3rdA647130199111
4thA6419013808
5thA62971119114
6thB6144659809
7thA6585577111
8thB6145539408
9thA6181487803
10thB6381395203
11thA657264905
12thA65253713
13thA6035243301
14thA6038243101
15thA6037182611
16thA6036172601
17thB6380161902
18thB6143141703
19thB6379142603
20thB6146132200

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2003

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,437.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2003

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2003: 197.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years