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Bradford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 833 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2019, and 1,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2018 (975), and casualties fell from 1,295.

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

Collisions in 2019
833
Down 15% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,117
Down 14% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2019

1.1% of collisions in Bradford in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious13917%
  • Slight68582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious15914%
  • Slight94985%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 833, down 15% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 833
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (13%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (16%)
  • Thursday139 (17%)
  • Friday129 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59147 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.7%)
  • February62 (7.4%)
  • March73 (8.8%)
  • April48 (5.8%)
  • May69 (8.3%)
  • June77 (9.2%)
  • July69 (8.3%)
  • August67 (8%)
  • September66 (7.9%)
  • October79 (9.5%)
  • November85 (10%)
  • December74 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight569 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (68%)
  • Wet or damp249 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph702 (84%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph23 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway689 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (11%)
  • Roundabout41 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (60%)
  • Pedestrian244 (22%)
  • Cyclist80 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20161 (14%)
  • 21 to 25141 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (16%)
  • 36 to 45170 (15%)
  • 46 to 55149 (13%)
  • 56 to 6585 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.4%)
  • Over 7532 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (52%)
  • Passenger295 (26%)
  • Pedestrian244 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,165 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 27th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2019

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2019, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2019

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2019: 73, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650738938
2ndA61775580010
3rdA647284506
4thA629263104
5thA641244108
6thA658182313
7thB6265172514
8thB6145152204
9thB6144131801
10thA6181122802
11thA657101101
12thA603781601
13thB638171101
14thA6446702
15thA60355601
16thA60365601
17thA655500
18thB63805802
19thM6065801
20thB61434400

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2019

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 538.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2019

BD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2019: 74.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years