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Bradford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,795 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2006, and 2,700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2005 (1,720), and casualties rose from 2,616.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,795
Up 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
2,700
Up 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
21
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Bradford in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious20912%
  • Slight1,56587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal230.9%
  • Serious2298.5%
  • Slight2,44891%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,795, up 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (14%)
  • Tuesday254 (14%)
  • Wednesday287 (16%)
  • Thursday256 (14%)
  • Friday303 (17%)
  • Saturday244 (14%)
  • Sunday200 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59218 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59317 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59497 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59326 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January156 (8.7%)
  • February126 (7%)
  • March157 (8.7%)
  • April139 (7.7%)
  • May143 (8%)
  • June149 (8.3%)
  • July161 (9%)
  • August138 (7.7%)
  • September160 (8.9%)
  • October145 (8.1%)
  • November165 (9.2%)
  • December156 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,323 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit446 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,483 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,182 (66%)
  • Wet or damp589 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (0.8%)
  • Snow8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,532 (85%)
  • 40 mph162 (9%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph55 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph26 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,507 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (11%)
  • Roundabout67 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,871 (69%)
  • Pedestrian361 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant92 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant84 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist73 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant49 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 587 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1097 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15143 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20406 (15%)
  • 21 to 25446 (17%)
  • 26 to 35536 (20%)
  • 36 to 45418 (15%)
  • 46 to 55249 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 65160 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7591 (3.4%)
  • Over 7567 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,517 (56%)
  • Passenger822 (30%)
  • Pedestrian361 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,721 (82%)
  • Motorcycle150 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car109 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach89 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (1.4%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 8th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2006

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2006, with 169 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2006

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2006: 151, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650151256213
2ndA6177123195114
3rdA64710115916
4thA641568636
5thB6144549204
6thA6181527504
7thB61455174011
8thA629446511
9thA65376115
10thA658356527
11thB6265325024
12thA657273803
13thA6038254116
14thA6036212702
15thA6037182803
16thB6380182301
17thB6381151901
18thA6035131503
19thA6176101300
20thM606101502

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2006

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 1,226.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2006

BD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2006: 158.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2006, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years