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Bradford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,308 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2011, and 1,880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (1,439), and casualties fell from 2,089.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,308
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,880
Down 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Bradford in 2011 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious19715%
  • Slight1,09984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious20411%
  • Slight1,66489%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,308, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (14%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday198 (15%)
  • Thursday206 (16%)
  • Friday211 (16%)
  • Saturday182 (14%)
  • Sunday135 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59366 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59226 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (7.4%)
  • February96 (7.3%)
  • March127 (9.7%)
  • April127 (9.7%)
  • May114 (8.7%)
  • June102 (7.8%)
  • July103 (7.9%)
  • August104 (8%)
  • September112 (8.6%)
  • October106 (8.1%)
  • November123 (9.4%)
  • December97 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight978 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (5.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,109 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry990 (76%)
  • Wet or damp293 (22%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Snow10 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (1%)
  • 30 mph1,150 (88%)
  • 40 mph85 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph23 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,115 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (11%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,135 (60%)
  • Pedestrian354 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist103 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 573 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 10104 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15115 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20221 (12%)
  • 21 to 25232 (12%)
  • 26 to 35354 (19%)
  • 36 to 45287 (15%)
  • 46 to 55212 (11%)
  • 56 to 65131 (7%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.6%)
  • Over 7584 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider994 (53%)
  • Passenger532 (28%)
  • Pedestrian354 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,830 (79%)
  • Motorcycle124 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach77 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 7th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2011

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2011, with 92 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2011

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2011: 105, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650105178117
2ndA617792140112
3rdA647528115
4thA629456328
5thA641365919
6thA61813347010
7thB6144335106
8thB6265283802
9thA658243915
10thA657223101
11thB6145222903
12thA65213012
13thA6037192814
14thA6038183003
15thB6381182603
16thA6035152202
17thA6036121412
18thA603491101
19thB63809900
20thA64481602

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2011

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 850.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2011

BD21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2011: 109.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years