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Leeds road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,929 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1979, and 3,844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 666 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 117,596 collisions in Leeds.

Collisions in 1979
2,929
Casualties in 1979
3,844
Fatal collisions
82
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
666
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1979

2.8% of collisions in Leeds in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal822.8%
  • Serious66623%
  • Slight2,18174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal892.3%
  • Serious78420%
  • Slight2,97177%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1979 is highlighted, with 2,929.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday438 (15%)
  • Tuesday382 (13%)
  • Wednesday385 (13%)
  • Thursday427 (15%)
  • Friday566 (19%)
  • Saturday410 (14%)
  • Sunday321 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59141 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5947 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59321 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59335 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59482 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59755 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59389 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59459 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January206 (7%)
  • February200 (6.8%)
  • March239 (8.2%)
  • April208 (7.1%)
  • May236 (8.1%)
  • June226 (7.7%)
  • July256 (8.7%)
  • August227 (7.8%)
  • September265 (9%)
  • October261 (8.9%)
  • November309 (11%)
  • December296 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,918 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit905 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,203 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds359 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds80 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds44 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.7%)
  • Other93 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,657 (57%)
  • Wet or damp997 (34%)
  • Frost or ice158 (5.4%)
  • Snow114 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,005 (68%)
  • 40 mph521 (18%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph260 (8.9%)
  • 70 mph133 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,274 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway428 (15%)
  • Roundabout120 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded37 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,547 (40%)
  • Pedestrian988 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist659 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant252 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist201 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant126 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5129 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 10299 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15295 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20828 (22%)
  • 21 to 25540 (14%)
  • 26 to 35600 (16%)
  • 36 to 45338 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 55283 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65272 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75169 (4.4%)
  • Over 7591 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,743 (45%)
  • Passenger1,113 (29%)
  • Pedestrian988 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,881 (63%)
  • Motorcycle692 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes314 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach276 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle208 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes122 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle37 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (0.7%)
  • Minibus15 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Leeds

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leeds ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 4th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1979

The A58 and A660 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1979, with 110 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58110139723
2ndA660110143430
3rdA65103143527
4thA612095136928
5thA6490122616
6thA6187119318
7thA61106388014
8thA6475882114
9thA634762218
10thA650445516
11thA6534451213
12thB6157385518
13thA658355237
14thA62314008
15thA642314108
16thA643314016
17thA639273915
18thA12544210
19thB6159252901
20thA659243806

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1979

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 1,930.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1979

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1979: 200.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years