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Bradford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,159 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2013, and 1,672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2012 (1,307), and casualties fell from 1,966.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,159
Down 11% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,672
Down 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2013

0.9% of collisions in Bradford in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious16814%
  • Slight98185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious17711%
  • Slight1,48289%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,159, down 11% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (15%)
  • Tuesday180 (16%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday175 (15%)
  • Friday186 (16%)
  • Saturday151 (13%)
  • Sunday132 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.7%)
  • February82 (7.1%)
  • March91 (7.9%)
  • April85 (7.3%)
  • May115 (9.9%)
  • June98 (8.5%)
  • July95 (8.2%)
  • August96 (8.3%)
  • September106 (9.1%)
  • October108 (9.3%)
  • November106 (9.1%)
  • December88 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight793 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown142 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,012 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry851 (73%)
  • Wet or damp268 (23%)
  • Snow21 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,025 (88%)
  • 40 mph86 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,000 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,027 (61%)
  • Pedestrian275 (16%)
  • Cyclist123 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1075 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1596 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20191 (11%)
  • 21 to 25211 (13%)
  • 26 to 35376 (22%)
  • 36 to 45268 (16%)
  • 46 to 55185 (11%)
  • 56 to 65101 (6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.7%)
  • Over 7561 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider920 (55%)
  • Passenger477 (29%)
  • Pedestrian275 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,628 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle123 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle122 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.5%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 7th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2013

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2013, with 86 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2013

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2013: 101, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650101150218
2ndA61778412719
3rdA6476798010
4thA629405805
5thB6145304410
6thA6181285303
7thA658254803
8thA641234504
9thB6144233303
10thB6265212712
11thA65202703
12thA6037182910
13thA657172401
14thB6381172002
15thA6038121802
16thA6036101204
17thA64481200
18thB61437900
19thA603461500
20thB614661400

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2013

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 788.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2013

BD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2013: 116.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years