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Bradford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,235 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2015, and 1,685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (1,246), and casualties fell from 1,752.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,235
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,685
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Bradford in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious16914%
  • Slight1,05986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious18111%
  • Slight1,49789%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,235, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (17%)
  • Wednesday182 (15%)
  • Thursday190 (15%)
  • Friday203 (16%)
  • Saturday151 (12%)
  • Sunday131 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59236 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59354 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7.6%)
  • February83 (6.7%)
  • March110 (8.9%)
  • April88 (7.1%)
  • May86 (7%)
  • June118 (9.6%)
  • July102 (8.3%)
  • August99 (8%)
  • September100 (8.1%)
  • October118 (9.6%)
  • November115 (9.3%)
  • December122 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight894 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,023 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry862 (70%)
  • Wet or damp350 (28%)
  • Snow12 (1%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph1,039 (84%)
  • 40 mph97 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,002 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (12%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant966 (57%)
  • Pedestrian326 (19%)
  • Cyclist121 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1076 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15109 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20178 (11%)
  • 21 to 25238 (14%)
  • 26 to 35375 (22%)
  • 36 to 45251 (15%)
  • 46 to 55185 (11%)
  • 56 to 65110 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4%)
  • Over 7553 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider884 (52%)
  • Passenger475 (28%)
  • Pedestrian326 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,708 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle115 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car93 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach42 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 5th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2015

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2015, with 89 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2015

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2015: 107, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650107134013
2ndA61778612909
3rdA6476195112
4thA641304504
5thA629293903
6thA658283414
7thA657273404
8thB6265253705
9thB6144233603
10thA6181223516
11thB6145203002
12thA6037162201
13thA6038151600
14thB6381151802
15thM606152201
16thA65122002
17thA6036111813
18thA61766601
19thA60355702
20thA6445800

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2015

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 862.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2015

BD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2015: 115.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years