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Bradford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 956 road traffic collisions in Bradford in 2025, and 1,210 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 256 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2024 (1,030), and casualties fell from 1,332.

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

Collisions in 2025
956
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,210
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
256
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Bradford in 2025

1% of collisions in Bradford in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.4% and 16% in Bradford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious25627%
  • Slight69072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious27923%
  • Slight92176%

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,487 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 956, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 956
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (16%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday129 (13%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday152 (16%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.8%)
  • February68 (7.1%)
  • March84 (8.8%)
  • April75 (7.8%)
  • May70 (7.3%)
  • June74 (7.7%)
  • July86 (9%)
  • August85 (8.9%)
  • September88 (9.2%)
  • October75 (7.8%)
  • November92 (9.6%)
  • December84 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight643 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds760 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Other31 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry695 (73%)
  • Wet or damp245 (26%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph99 (10%)
  • 30 mph750 (78%)
  • 40 mph69 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway780 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bradford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant695 (57%)
  • Pedestrian309 (26%)
  • Cyclist89 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4%)
  • 11 to 15111 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20138 (11%)
  • 21 to 25117 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35221 (18%)
  • 36 to 45183 (15%)
  • 46 to 55147 (12%)
  • 56 to 65106 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.5%)
  • Over 7544 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (52%)
  • Pedestrian309 (26%)
  • Passenger266 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,359 (82%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle67 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bradford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bradford had the 6th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bradford in 2025

City, Bradford, BD1 1LH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bradford in 2025, with 65 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Bradford with the most crashes in 2025

The A6177 had the most collisions in Bradford in 2025: 58, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bradford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61775869015
2ndA6505269017
3rdA6474866011
4thA629223719
5thA61812129011
6thA641212703
7thB6145192104
8thA6037172404
9thA657161802
10thB6265162004
11thB6144151702
12thA658141704
13thA6038122003
14thM606111903
15thA6176101203
16thA60369901
17thA60357701
18thA6447812
19thB63817711
20thA656702

Towns in Bradford: crashes in 2025

Bradford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 626.

Postcode districts in Bradford: crashes in 2025

BD21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bradford in 2025: 81.

Latest crashes in Bradford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Bradford in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Bradford road accidents in other years