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Leeds road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117,596 road traffic collisions in Leeds from 1979 to 2025, and 160,205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,924 were fatal and 20,015 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1,395 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (1,463), and casualties fell from 1,898 to 1,730.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
117,596
2nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160,205
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,924
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
1,395
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Leeds

1.6% of collisions in Leeds from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,9241.6%
  • Serious20,01517%
  • Slight95,65781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2,0821.3%
  • Serious22,90814%
  • Slight135,21584%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. In 2025 there were 1,395, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1,395
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,3951,730
20241,4631,898
20231,4641,888
20221,5852,045
20211,3911,780
20201,0091,262
20191,4511,908
20181,5481,995
20171,7112,203
20161,9262,549
20151,9792,664
20141,9352,532
20131,7892,433
20121,9322,748
20111,9342,686
20101,9542,764
20092,1863,057
20082,3333,220
20072,4253,397
20062,5813,734
20052,6493,792
20042,7784,126
20032,9814,452
20023,0984,544
20013,0664,525
20003,2624,911
19993,3204,785
19983,5225,293
19973,4415,014
19963,2304,698
19953,1294,384
19943,1324,221
19932,8293,836
19923,0163,990
19913,0353,994
19903,1554,109
19893,1163,949
19882,9603,829
19872,7993,635
19862,8203,665
19852,6853,440
19842,7993,530
19832,7333,436
19823,0653,914
19812,9883,877
19803,0683,919
19792,9293,844

When and where crashes happen in Leeds

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16,336 (14%)
  • Tuesday16,957 (14%)
  • Wednesday17,305 (15%)
  • Thursday18,106 (15%)
  • Friday20,151 (17%)
  • Saturday16,172 (14%)
  • Sunday12,569 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594,315 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,850 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913,895 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916,216 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921,262 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930,073 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918,660 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911,325 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9,516 (8.1%)
  • February8,783 (7.5%)
  • March9,312 (7.9%)
  • April8,987 (7.6%)
  • May9,591 (8.2%)
  • June9,531 (8.1%)
  • July9,787 (8.3%)
  • August9,263 (7.9%)
  • September9,811 (8.3%)
  • October10,917 (9.3%)
  • November11,446 (9.7%)
  • December10,652 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83,264 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29,266 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,491 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2,233 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit342 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95,731 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14,525 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1,727 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1,356 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds824 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist727 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds194 (0.2%)
  • Other1,529 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded983 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry77,449 (66%)
  • Wet or damp37,268 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1,851 (1.6%)
  • Snow874 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep99 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel39 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud13 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,524 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph78,477 (67%)
  • 40 mph20,984 (18%)
  • 50 mph1,606 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph8,106 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph6,899 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85,124 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway21,829 (19%)
  • Roundabout6,338 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3,616 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded689 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Leeds

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91,572 (57%)
  • Pedestrian28,767 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist12,687 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist11,327 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8,249 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant3,687 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,408 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1,228 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant575 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant517 (0.3%)
  • Other151 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54,197 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107,342 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 159,874 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2023,644 (15%)
  • 21 to 2522,652 (14%)
  • 26 to 3532,476 (20%)
  • 36 to 4522,543 (14%)
  • 46 to 5515,543 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6510,476 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 756,500 (4.1%)
  • Over 754,924 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86,575 (54%)
  • Passenger44,863 (28%)
  • Pedestrian28,767 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154,052 (74%)
  • Motorcycle13,114 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle11,589 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9,906 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach9,337 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5,669 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,226 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle1,163 (0.6%)
  • Minibus514 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle96 (under 0.1%)
  • Other180 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Leeds

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Leeds

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leeds ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham163,817215,9752,01227,906
2ndLeeds (this area)117,596160,2051,92420,015
3rdWestminster101,118114,79460415,288
4thNorth Yorkshire100,304148,2732,78030,161
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259

Accident hotspots in Leeds

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds, with 3,017 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 19 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds from 1979 to 2025: 5,003, including 111 fatal and 795 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585,0037,238111795
2ndA614,6936,80591747
3rdA6604,3095,61982853
4thA61203,4764,976105597
5thA653,4384,67160600
6thA642,9624,328105534
7thA6532,8633,92234431
8thA6472,3423,28383394
9thM621,9353,14636235
10thA6501,9322,63240308
11thB61571,7482,36613299
12thM11,5402,45431214
13thA631,4622,06650321
14thA6421,4572,13431283
15thA61101,4361,98026224
16thB61591,4321,91614197
17thA6431,4211,94115222
18thB61541,4131,85722233
19thA11,3572,32659255
20thM6211,1071,67316126

Towns in Leeds

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 76,665.

Postcode districts in Leeds

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds from 1979 to 2025: 8,011.

Latest crashes in Leeds

Of the latest 24 crashes in Leeds, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity