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Bradford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 975 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2018, and 1,295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (1,015), and casualties fell from 1,369.

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

Collisions in 2018
975
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,295
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2018

1.2% of collisions in Bradford in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight81183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious16613%
  • Slight1,11486%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2018 is highlighted, with 975, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 975
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (16%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (16%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday119 (12%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.6%)
  • February58 (5.9%)
  • March64 (6.6%)
  • April76 (7.8%)
  • May94 (9.6%)
  • June79 (8.1%)
  • July95 (9.7%)
  • August72 (7.4%)
  • September90 (9.2%)
  • October93 (9.5%)
  • November89 (9.1%)
  • December81 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit230 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds831 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry744 (76%)
  • Wet or damp204 (21%)
  • Snow17 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph32 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph845 (87%)
  • 40 mph64 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph15 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway810 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant775 (60%)
  • Pedestrian242 (19%)
  • Cyclist102 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20133 (10%)
  • 21 to 25167 (13%)
  • 26 to 35231 (18%)
  • 36 to 45224 (17%)
  • 46 to 55162 (13%)
  • 56 to 65115 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.1%)
  • Over 7541 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (57%)
  • Passenger310 (24%)
  • Pedestrian242 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,361 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 13th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2018

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2018, with 71 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2018

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2018: 70, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650709906
2ndA6177556908
3rdA629294106
4thA647285013
5thA641234103
6thA658192103
7thA6181182103
8thB6265182504
9thA657172101
10thB6144141710
11thB6145121704
12thA6038101512
13thA603691101
14thA6591204
15thM60691601
16thA603481402
17thA60377800
18thA60355701
19thB61435602
20thB63815601

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2018

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 674.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2018

BD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2018: 93.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years