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Bradford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,307 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2012, and 1,966 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011 (1,308), and casualties rose from 1,880.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,307
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,966
Up 5% on 2011
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2012

1% of collisions in Bradford in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious19315%
  • Slight1,10184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious20610%
  • Slight1,74589%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,307, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (13%)
  • Tuesday206 (16%)
  • Wednesday197 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (15%)
  • Friday208 (16%)
  • Saturday179 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59245 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59356 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59246 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (7.6%)
  • February75 (5.7%)
  • March126 (9.6%)
  • April97 (7.4%)
  • May125 (9.6%)
  • June97 (7.4%)
  • July115 (8.8%)
  • August79 (6%)
  • September140 (11%)
  • October122 (9.3%)
  • November113 (8.6%)
  • December119 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight742 (57%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown283 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,129 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry916 (70%)
  • Wet or damp365 (28%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph1,131 (87%)
  • 40 mph116 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph13 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,112 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (10%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,233 (63%)
  • Pedestrian334 (17%)
  • Cyclist122 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 570 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1082 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15103 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20270 (14%)
  • 21 to 25263 (13%)
  • 26 to 35371 (19%)
  • 36 to 45310 (16%)
  • 46 to 55239 (12%)
  • 56 to 65133 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3%)
  • Over 7566 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,037 (53%)
  • Passenger595 (30%)
  • Pedestrian334 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,898 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle111 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (4%)
  • Bus or coach58 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.8%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 7th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2012

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2012, with 116 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2012

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2012: 115, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650115182215
2ndA617710715628
3rdA647759919
4thA629435907
5thA6181395604
6thB6144316005
7thB6265294617
8thA641274017
9thB6145274004
10thA658264504
11thA657253615
12thA65183213
13thA6038172603
14thA6037163001
15thB6381151904
16thA6034111811
17thA6035101602
18thA644101501
19thA603681200
20thB614381101

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2012

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 883.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2012

BD1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2012: 117.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years