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Bradford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,636 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2007, and 2,466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 214 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2006 (1,795), and casualties fell from 2,700.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,636
Down 9% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
2,466
Down 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
26
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
214
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Bradford in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.6%
  • Serious21413%
  • Slight1,39685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.1%
  • Serious2289.2%
  • Slight2,21190%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,636, down 9% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday242 (15%)
  • Tuesday240 (15%)
  • Wednesday229 (14%)
  • Thursday261 (16%)
  • Friday276 (17%)
  • Saturday215 (13%)
  • Sunday173 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59298 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59463 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January151 (9.2%)
  • February119 (7.3%)
  • March139 (8.5%)
  • April135 (8.3%)
  • May144 (8.8%)
  • June128 (7.8%)
  • July157 (9.6%)
  • August115 (7%)
  • September131 (8%)
  • October143 (8.7%)
  • November136 (8.3%)
  • December138 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,197 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit393 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,337 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,111 (68%)
  • Wet or damp497 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,375 (84%)
  • 40 mph148 (9%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph52 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph34 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,355 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (11%)
  • Roundabout61 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,723 (70%)
  • Pedestrian388 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist83 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 581 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10105 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15158 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20385 (16%)
  • 21 to 25307 (12%)
  • 26 to 35506 (21%)
  • 36 to 45405 (16%)
  • 46 to 55234 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 65130 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7583 (3.4%)
  • Over 7572 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,368 (55%)
  • Passenger710 (29%)
  • Pedestrian388 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,537 (84%)
  • Motorcycle140 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach56 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 8th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2007

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2007, with 135 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2007

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2007: 137, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65013721308
2ndA6177118193117
3rdA6477711117
4thA629537449
5thB6145497414
6thA641487416
7thA658456608
8thB6144385911
9thA657335306
10thA6037313915
11thA6181284824
12thA6038243004
13thB6265233413
14thM606233802
15thB6381172803
16thA65162415
17thA6036141902
18thB6143131400
19thA6035101201
20thB6146101702

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2007

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 1,112.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2007

BD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2007: 142.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years