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Bradford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,015 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2017, and 1,369 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2016 (1,150), and casualties fell from 1,611.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,015
Down 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,369
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2017

1% of collisions in Bradford in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious16416%
  • Slight84183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious18213%
  • Slight1,17786%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,015, down 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,015
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday146 (14%)
  • Wednesday147 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (13%)
  • Friday163 (16%)
  • Saturday145 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.7%)
  • February82 (8.1%)
  • March99 (9.8%)
  • April82 (8.1%)
  • May82 (8.1%)
  • June68 (6.7%)
  • July94 (9.3%)
  • August87 (8.6%)
  • September84 (8.3%)
  • October77 (7.6%)
  • November87 (8.6%)
  • December85 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (51%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown199 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds850 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry686 (68%)
  • Wet or damp298 (29%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.1%)
  • Snow10 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph865 (85%)
  • 40 mph63 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph28 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway854 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant821 (60%)
  • Pedestrian259 (19%)
  • Cyclist109 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1073 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20172 (13%)
  • 21 to 25196 (14%)
  • 26 to 35267 (20%)
  • 36 to 45205 (15%)
  • 46 to 55173 (13%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (53%)
  • Passenger378 (28%)
  • Pedestrian259 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,440 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car77 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle70 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach26 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 14th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2017

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2017, with 92 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2017

The A6177 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2017: 63, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6177637727
2ndA650588716
3rdA647547707
4thA629223218
5thA641223202
6thB6145223102
7thA6181212915
8thA658192801
9thB6265192614
10thA65172303
11thB6144172701
12thA657111301
13thB6381111301
14thA603791203
15thA603881010
16thM60681101
17thA60335500
18thA60345501
19thA603551101
20thA60365701

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2017

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 680.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2017

BD3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2017: 94.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2017, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years