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Bradford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,570 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2008, and 2,371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (1,636), and casualties fell from 2,466.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,570
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
2,371
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
15
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2008

1% of collisions in Bradford in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious23115%
  • Slight1,32484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious25511%
  • Slight2,09788%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,570, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday232 (15%)
  • Tuesday214 (14%)
  • Wednesday242 (15%)
  • Thursday226 (14%)
  • Friday251 (16%)
  • Saturday222 (14%)
  • Sunday183 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59168 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59210 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59307 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59361 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59294 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (8.3%)
  • February119 (7.6%)
  • March116 (7.4%)
  • April131 (8.3%)
  • May137 (8.7%)
  • June127 (8.1%)
  • July115 (7.3%)
  • August119 (7.6%)
  • September133 (8.5%)
  • October158 (10%)
  • November153 (9.7%)
  • December132 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,078 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds40 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry961 (61%)
  • Wet or damp560 (36%)
  • Frost or ice31 (2%)
  • Snow16 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,326 (84%)
  • 40 mph130 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph54 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph30 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,290 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (12%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,592 (67%)
  • Pedestrian372 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist97 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant65 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (1%)
  • Van occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 582 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1067 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15146 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20353 (15%)
  • 21 to 25368 (16%)
  • 26 to 35516 (22%)
  • 36 to 45359 (15%)
  • 46 to 55239 (10%)
  • 56 to 65119 (5%)
  • 66 to 7558 (2.4%)
  • Over 7564 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,298 (55%)
  • Passenger701 (30%)
  • Pedestrian372 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,331 (82%)
  • Motorcycle133 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach57 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 7th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2008

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2008, with 124 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2008

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2008: 128, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650128189124
2ndA6177108187114
3rdA64788140115
4thA6295810316
5thB6144457904
6thA6414472010
7thA6181344813
8thA658344111
9thB6145336114
10thA657263906
11thA6037253912
12thB6265192803
13thA6036172400
14thA65172205
15thA6038162611
16thB6381162503
17thB6143152006
18thA6034142103
19thB6380142001
20thM606142002

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2008

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 1,035.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2008

BD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2008: 136.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years