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Bradford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,720 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2005, and 2,616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2004 (2,013), and casualties fell from 2,999.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,720
Down 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
2,616
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
23
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Bradford in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious19912%
  • Slight1,49887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261%
  • Serious2228.5%
  • Slight2,36891%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,720, down 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday239 (14%)
  • Tuesday250 (15%)
  • Wednesday267 (16%)
  • Thursday244 (14%)
  • Friday298 (17%)
  • Saturday256 (15%)
  • Sunday166 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59232 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59339 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59415 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59300 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59163 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (8.2%)
  • February134 (7.8%)
  • March139 (8.1%)
  • April141 (8.2%)
  • May147 (8.5%)
  • June130 (7.6%)
  • July142 (8.3%)
  • August117 (6.8%)
  • September174 (10%)
  • October136 (7.9%)
  • November175 (10%)
  • December144 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,255 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit433 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,454 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,205 (70%)
  • Wet or damp480 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.2%)
  • Snow15 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,442 (84%)
  • 40 mph176 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph57 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph25 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,445 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (11%)
  • Roundabout52 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,779 (68%)
  • Pedestrian379 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist80 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant74 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10113 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15143 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20366 (14%)
  • 21 to 25420 (16%)
  • 26 to 35525 (20%)
  • 36 to 45410 (16%)
  • 46 to 55270 (10%)
  • 56 to 65141 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7595 (3.6%)
  • Over 7569 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,446 (55%)
  • Passenger791 (30%)
  • Pedestrian379 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,584 (82%)
  • Motorcycle152 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car97 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach82 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bradford ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 10th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2005

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2005, with 168 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2005

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2005: 168, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650168280419
2ndA6177121193310
3rdA64793138212
4thA6181557413
5thB6145558402
6thA641547306
7thA6584582011
8thB6144457515
9thA629427226
10thA6037284103
11thA6038264303
12thA657243302
13thA6036202801
14thB6265202603
15thA65183006
16thB6381183401
17thA644121800
18thB6379121701
19thA6035111101
20thA6176101211

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2005

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,191.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2005

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2005: 165.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2005, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years