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Bradford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,246 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2014, and 1,752 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (1,159), and casualties rose from 1,672.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,246
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,752
Up 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2014

1% of collisions in Bradford in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious17414%
  • Slight1,05985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious19011%
  • Slight1,54888%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,246, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (13%)
  • Wednesday195 (16%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday227 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (12%)
  • Sunday144 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59352 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (9.1%)
  • February95 (7.6%)
  • March98 (7.9%)
  • April91 (7.3%)
  • May90 (7.2%)
  • June116 (9.3%)
  • July111 (8.9%)
  • August108 (8.7%)
  • September96 (7.7%)
  • October115 (9.2%)
  • November110 (8.8%)
  • December102 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight898 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,053 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry841 (67%)
  • Wet or damp390 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph42 (3.4%)
  • 30 mph1,069 (86%)
  • 40 mph77 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (2%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,036 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (10%)
  • Roundabout49 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,070 (61%)
  • Pedestrian295 (17%)
  • Cyclist130 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant48 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (3%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1590 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20189 (11%)
  • 21 to 25259 (15%)
  • 26 to 35354 (20%)
  • 36 to 45266 (15%)
  • 46 to 55182 (10%)
  • 56 to 65138 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7568 (3.9%)
  • Over 7572 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider944 (54%)
  • Passenger513 (29%)
  • Pedestrian295 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,731 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle127 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car71 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach34 (1.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 8th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2014

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2014, with 72 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2014

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2014: 94, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6509413518
2ndA617774125011
3rdA64765112111
4thA629405308
5thB6144356401
6thB6145334801
7thA658323716
8thA641294003
9thA657233105
10thB6265233206
11thA6036192103
12thA6181182501
13thA65182505
14thB6381131802
15thB6429101511
16thA603891101
17thA60338811
18thA603581100
19thA603781002
20thB614671101

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2014

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 820.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2014

BD8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2014: 111.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years