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Bradford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,567 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2009, and 2,342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2008 (1,570), and casualties fell from 2,371.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,567
Level with 2008
Casualties in 2009
2,342
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
20
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Bradford in 2009 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious18011%
  • Slight1,36787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal210.9%
  • Serious1908.1%
  • Slight2,13191%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,567, level with 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday237 (15%)
  • Wednesday228 (15%)
  • Thursday257 (16%)
  • Friday227 (14%)
  • Saturday212 (14%)
  • Sunday185 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59156 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59301 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59403 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59272 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January131 (8.4%)
  • February104 (6.6%)
  • March128 (8.2%)
  • April125 (8%)
  • May124 (7.9%)
  • June136 (8.7%)
  • July128 (8.2%)
  • August105 (6.7%)
  • September135 (8.6%)
  • October145 (9.3%)
  • November176 (11%)
  • December130 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,101 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,283 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,010 (64%)
  • Wet or damp494 (32%)
  • Frost or ice40 (2.6%)
  • Snow22 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,323 (84%)
  • 40 mph143 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph23 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph40 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph24 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,283 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (12%)
  • Roundabout71 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,597 (68%)
  • Pedestrian334 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist92 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant64 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 580 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15132 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20353 (15%)
  • 21 to 25358 (15%)
  • 26 to 35469 (20%)
  • 36 to 45393 (17%)
  • 46 to 55212 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 65130 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7568 (2.9%)
  • Over 7561 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,287 (55%)
  • Passenger721 (31%)
  • Pedestrian334 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,306 (81%)
  • Motorcycle105 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach80 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 5th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2009

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2009, with 121 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2009

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2009: 122, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650122203010
2ndA61779714617
3rdA64774106011
4thA629679738
5thB6144559225
6thB6265395306
7thA6181376105
8thB6145374911
9thA641354215
10thA658294914
11thA6037284504
12thA657284005
13thA6038223102
14thA65192904
15thB6381172801
16thA6036162001
17thA6035141900
18thM606121502
19thA6034111900
20thB6380111310

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2009

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 1,010.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2009

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2009: 139.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years