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Bradford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,150 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2016, and 1,611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (1,235), and casualties fell from 1,685.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,150
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,611
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Bradford in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious15513%
  • Slight98886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious17011%
  • Slight1,43389%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,150, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday178 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday185 (16%)
  • Friday171 (15%)
  • Saturday136 (12%)
  • Sunday157 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (10%)
  • February110 (9.6%)
  • March93 (8.1%)
  • April88 (7.7%)
  • May91 (7.9%)
  • June69 (6%)
  • July120 (10%)
  • August105 (9.1%)
  • September91 (7.9%)
  • October93 (8.1%)
  • November92 (8%)
  • December81 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight833 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds971 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry827 (72%)
  • Wet or damp298 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph1,005 (87%)
  • 40 mph69 (6%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph17 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway959 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,009 (63%)
  • Pedestrian270 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist97 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant66 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1073 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20188 (12%)
  • 21 to 25219 (14%)
  • 26 to 35342 (21%)
  • 36 to 45248 (15%)
  • 46 to 55195 (12%)
  • 56 to 6594 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.7%)
  • Over 7566 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider864 (54%)
  • Passenger477 (30%)
  • Pedestrian270 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,601 (77%)
  • Motorcycle105 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car102 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 9th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2016

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2016, with 84 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2016

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2016: 93, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65093143214
2ndA61777511508
3rdA647405206
4thA629294206
5thB6144264302
6thA641243613
7thB6145223000
8thA6181213109
9thA658183203
10thA65172502
11thA6037161811
12thB6265131912
13thA6036111300
14thA657101101
15thA64491100
16thM60692100
17thA603881001
18thA603571601
19thB63807900
20thA60346600

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2016

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 764.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2016

BD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2016: 96.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years