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Bradford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,013 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2004, and 2,999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2003 (2,108), and casualties fell from 3,204.

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

Collisions in 2004
2,013
Down 5% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
2,999
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
18
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Bradford in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious20910%
  • Slight1,78689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.7%
  • Serious2458.2%
  • Slight2,73491%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 2,013, down 5% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday284 (14%)
  • Tuesday307 (15%)
  • Wednesday311 (15%)
  • Thursday268 (13%)
  • Friday318 (16%)
  • Saturday271 (13%)
  • Sunday254 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59239 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59373 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59542 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59381 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59191 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January159 (7.9%)
  • February154 (7.7%)
  • March162 (8%)
  • April165 (8.2%)
  • May180 (8.9%)
  • June170 (8.4%)
  • July147 (7.3%)
  • August157 (7.8%)
  • September184 (9.1%)
  • October171 (8.5%)
  • November192 (9.5%)
  • December172 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,474 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit507 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,631 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds265 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,256 (62%)
  • Wet or damp707 (35%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.2%)
  • Snow17 (0.8%)
  • Mud4 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,743 (87%)
  • 40 mph165 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph60 (3%)
  • 70 mph21 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,753 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,134 (71%)
  • Pedestrian394 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist95 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant47 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 579 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10111 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15170 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20445 (15%)
  • 21 to 25410 (14%)
  • 26 to 35653 (22%)
  • 36 to 45503 (17%)
  • 46 to 55317 (11%)
  • 56 to 65168 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7594 (3.1%)
  • Over 7549 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,755 (59%)
  • Passenger850 (28%)
  • Pedestrian394 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,174 (84%)
  • Motorcycle154 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach85 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.7%)
  • Minibus19 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 7th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2004

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2004, with 167 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2004

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2004: 202, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650202288116
2ndA6177148226118
3rdA64710114609
4thB61447011617
5thB61456610307
6thA6181639420
7thA6415589010
8thA658529705
9thA629508806
10thA657313604
11thA6037284113
12thA6038273802
13thB6381254400
14thA65234403
15thA6036213403
16thB6265203014
17thA644152202
18thB6143142301
19thA6034132105
20thA6035131903

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2004

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,380.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2004

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2004: 203.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years