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Bradford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,439 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2010, and 2,089 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (1,567), and casualties fell from 2,342.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,439
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
2,089
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Bradford in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious17712%
  • Slight1,25287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious1989.5%
  • Slight1,88190%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,439, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday223 (15%)
  • Tuesday191 (13%)
  • Wednesday240 (17%)
  • Thursday222 (15%)
  • Friday231 (16%)
  • Saturday200 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59206 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59379 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.5%)
  • February110 (7.6%)
  • March123 (8.5%)
  • April113 (7.9%)
  • May136 (9.5%)
  • June123 (8.5%)
  • July104 (7.2%)
  • August113 (7.9%)
  • September151 (10%)
  • October124 (8.6%)
  • November129 (9%)
  • December105 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,083 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,226 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry965 (67%)
  • Wet or damp383 (27%)
  • Frost or ice64 (4.4%)
  • Snow27 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,236 (86%)
  • 40 mph120 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph27 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,227 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (10%)
  • Roundabout47 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,309 (63%)
  • Pedestrian345 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist99 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 573 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 10103 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15105 (5%)
  • 16 to 20257 (12%)
  • 21 to 25314 (15%)
  • 26 to 35416 (20%)
  • 36 to 45340 (16%)
  • 46 to 55230 (11%)
  • 56 to 65118 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7575 (3.6%)
  • Over 7558 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,129 (54%)
  • Passenger615 (29%)
  • Pedestrian345 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,020 (78%)
  • Motorcycle132 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car84 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach80 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1%)
  • Minibus14 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 4th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2010

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2010, with 104 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2010

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2010: 130, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650130202213
2ndA61778912116
3rdA647619806
4thA6294768210
5thA657436206
6thA658435905
7thB6144406217
8thA641375604
9thA6181334305
10thA6037325301
11thB6145324904
12thB6265243302
13thA6038192504
14thA6036172101
15thA65172213
16thB6381162603
17thB6143141703
18thB6380101213
19thA603591201
20thA603481200

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2010

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 950.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2010

BD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2010: 124.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years