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Bradford road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,056 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2023, and 1,381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 324 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (1,062), and casualties fell from 1,395.

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

Collisions in 2023
1,056
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,381
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
324
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Bradford in 2023 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious32431%
  • Slight72068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious36226%
  • Slight1,00773%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2023 is highlighted, with 1,056, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1,056
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (15%)
  • Tuesday149 (14%)
  • Wednesday168 (16%)
  • Thursday148 (14%)
  • Friday158 (15%)
  • Saturday129 (12%)
  • Sunday145 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59263 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8%)
  • February79 (7.5%)
  • March83 (7.9%)
  • April91 (8.6%)
  • May94 (8.9%)
  • June105 (9.9%)
  • July82 (7.8%)
  • August72 (6.8%)
  • September93 (8.8%)
  • October80 (7.6%)
  • November87 (8.2%)
  • December105 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight698 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds802 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry705 (67%)
  • Wet or damp335 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph81 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph840 (80%)
  • 40 mph82 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway851 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant870 (63%)
  • Pedestrian274 (20%)
  • Cyclist110 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1064 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15110 (8%)
  • 16 to 20176 (13%)
  • 21 to 25182 (13%)
  • 26 to 35238 (17%)
  • 36 to 45213 (15%)
  • 46 to 55138 (10%)
  • 56 to 65115 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.2%)
  • Over 7552 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (54%)
  • Passenger367 (27%)
  • Pedestrian274 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,584 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle77 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter5 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 6th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2023

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2023, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2023

The A650 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2023: 72, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65072101119
2ndA61776888023
3rdA6475778319
4thA6293236011
5thB61452841011
6thA641234016
7thB61442229010
8thA6181202015
9thA658192908
10thB6265182307
11thA65161905
12thA6037132002
13thA657121211
14thA6036101201
15thA60358802
16thB638081902
17thM60681300
18thA60386903
19thB63816701
20thA584601

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2023

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 716.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2023

BD4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2023: 89.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2023, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years