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Bradford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2020, and 924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (833), and casualties fell from 1,117.

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

Collisions in 2020
696
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
924
Down 17% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2020

1.1% of collisions in Bradford in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious13219%
  • Slight55680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious15617%
  • Slight76082%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2020 is highlighted, with 696, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 696
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (11%)
  • February78 (11%)
  • March57 (8.2%)
  • April18 (2.6%)
  • May51 (7.3%)
  • June53 (7.6%)
  • July65 (9.3%)
  • August66 (9.5%)
  • September58 (8.3%)
  • October57 (8.2%)
  • November61 (8.8%)
  • December52 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry487 (70%)
  • Wet or damp203 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph594 (85%)
  • 40 mph42 (6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph14 (2%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway580 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout36 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (58%)
  • Pedestrian190 (21%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (13%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35196 (21%)
  • 36 to 45127 (14%)
  • 46 to 55102 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.5%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (57%)
  • Passenger211 (23%)
  • Pedestrian190 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car985 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 21st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2020

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2020, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2020

The A6177 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2020: 50, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6177507418
2ndA650354715
3rdA647295102
4thB6145183002
5thA6181162004
6thA629141814
7thA641111212
8thA6038101100
9thA65101304
10thA65891110
11thB614481712
12thB626581112
13thB64298905
14thA65771002
15thA60366602
16thA60376802
17thA60354400
18thM6064700
19thA60333301
20thA60343300

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2020

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 483.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2020

BD7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2020: 67.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years