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Leeds road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,068 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1980, and 3,919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 705 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1979 (2,929), and casualties rose from 3,844.

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

Collisions in 1980
3,068
Up 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
3,919
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
82
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
705
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1980

2.7% of collisions in Leeds in 1980 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal822.7%
  • Serious70523%
  • Slight2,28174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal842.1%
  • Serious86522%
  • Slight2,97076%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1980 is highlighted, with 3,068, up 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday383 (12%)
  • Tuesday396 (13%)
  • Wednesday412 (13%)
  • Thursday480 (16%)
  • Friday565 (18%)
  • Saturday459 (15%)
  • Sunday373 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59117 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59331 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59326 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59531 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59848 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59416 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59473 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January221 (7.2%)
  • February236 (7.7%)
  • March259 (8.4%)
  • April222 (7.2%)
  • May262 (8.5%)
  • June259 (8.4%)
  • July260 (8.5%)
  • August233 (7.6%)
  • September233 (7.6%)
  • October294 (9.6%)
  • November305 (9.9%)
  • December284 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,063 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit897 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,365 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds414 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds77 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Other78 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,893 (62%)
  • Wet or damp1,070 (35%)
  • Frost or ice71 (2.3%)
  • Snow32 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,063 (67%)
  • 40 mph570 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph280 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph149 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,350 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway496 (16%)
  • Roundabout133 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,581 (40%)
  • Pedestrian941 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist812 (21%)
  • Cyclist245 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant171 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant127 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5107 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10276 (7%)
  • 11 to 15280 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20975 (25%)
  • 21 to 25543 (14%)
  • 26 to 35548 (14%)
  • 36 to 45369 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55291 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65241 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75187 (4.8%)
  • Over 75102 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,925 (49%)
  • Passenger1,053 (27%)
  • Pedestrian941 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,117 (63%)
  • Motorcycle837 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes340 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle251 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach236 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.4%)
  • Minibus13 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 4th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1980

The A660 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1980: 129, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA660129158326
2ndA61108147224
3rdA64103140525
4thA612098140822
5thA6593115026
6thA5889129122
7thA6477291611
8thA6536475016
9thA635573412
10thA14787515
11thA61104760112
12thA6424050111
13thA6503954211
14thB6157334229
15thA643303307
16thA6582837012
17thB6154283608
18thA6592741011
19thA62243338
20thA639222527

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1980

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,993.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1980

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1980: 225.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years