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Bradford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,062 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2022, and 1,395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (1,059), and casualties fell from 1,444.

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

Collisions in 2022
1,062
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,395
Down 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2022

1.1% of collisions in Bradford in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious24923%
  • Slight80175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious27820%
  • Slight1,10479%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 1,062, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1,062
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday178 (17%)
  • Tuesday134 (13%)
  • Wednesday178 (17%)
  • Thursday157 (15%)
  • Friday162 (15%)
  • Saturday124 (12%)
  • Sunday129 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.5%)
  • February86 (8.1%)
  • March76 (7.2%)
  • April69 (6.5%)
  • May107 (10%)
  • June86 (8.1%)
  • July91 (8.6%)
  • August76 (7.2%)
  • September90 (8.5%)
  • October112 (11%)
  • November85 (8%)
  • December104 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit305 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds841 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry724 (68%)
  • Wet or damp315 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph862 (81%)
  • 40 mph86 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph10 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway835 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (14%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (64%)
  • Pedestrian301 (22%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20160 (11%)
  • 21 to 25190 (14%)
  • 26 to 35263 (19%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55157 (11%)
  • 56 to 65103 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.2%)
  • Over 7559 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (53%)
  • Passenger351 (25%)
  • Pedestrian301 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,571 (83%)
  • Motorcycle83 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 5th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2022

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2022, with 83 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2022

The A6177 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2022: 78, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA617778107119
2ndA6507087017
3rdA6475573014
4thA6293350011
5thB6144283816
6thA6181233305
7thB6145232902
8thA641223006
9thA658182304
10thA6037162302
11thB6265141903
12thA65131914
13thA6038101404
14thB6380101002
15thB638191121
16thB614681902
17thM60681102
18thA60367702
19thA65771302
20thB63797703

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2022

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 719.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2022

BD5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2022: 91.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years