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Leeds road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,065 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1982, and 3,914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 98 were fatal and 689 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (2,988), and casualties rose from 3,877.

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

Collisions in 1982
3,065
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
3,914
Up 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
98
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
689
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1982

3.2% of collisions in Leeds in 1982 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal983.2%
  • Serious68922%
  • Slight2,27874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1062.7%
  • Serious81421%
  • Slight2,99476%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1982 is highlighted, with 3,065, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday401 (13%)
  • Tuesday458 (15%)
  • Wednesday433 (14%)
  • Thursday477 (16%)
  • Friday507 (17%)
  • Saturday452 (15%)
  • Sunday337 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59138 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59332 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59362 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59496 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59798 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59457 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59455 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January198 (6.5%)
  • February209 (6.8%)
  • March247 (8.1%)
  • April248 (8.1%)
  • May261 (8.5%)
  • June266 (8.7%)
  • July255 (8.3%)
  • August235 (7.7%)
  • September228 (7.4%)
  • October291 (9.5%)
  • November307 (10%)
  • December320 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,006 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit946 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,379 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds414 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist38 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other67 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,856 (61%)
  • Wet or damp1,064 (35%)
  • Frost or ice128 (4.2%)
  • Snow9 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,063 (67%)
  • 40 mph622 (20%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph268 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph107 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,359 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway463 (15%)
  • Roundabout158 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,678 (43%)
  • Pedestrian953 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist717 (18%)
  • Cyclist261 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant156 (4%)
  • Van occupant104 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5121 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10245 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15291 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20897 (23%)
  • 21 to 25562 (14%)
  • 26 to 35614 (16%)
  • 36 to 45389 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55304 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65227 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75176 (4.5%)
  • Over 7588 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,904 (49%)
  • Passenger1,057 (27%)
  • Pedestrian953 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,201 (66%)
  • Motorcycle730 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes360 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle268 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach198 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle24 (0.5%)
  • Minibus14 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 3rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
1st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1982

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1982: 130, including 4 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58130185437
2ndA660109146431
3rdA61201041411133
4thA64103151322
5thA6197141717
6thA6594111817
7thA636281313
8thA6535874212
9thA6475663115
10thA6425063110
11thA6504659115
12thB61573959020
13thA6110345134
14thA62313906
15thA658314318
16thA1304423
17thA6573040111
18thA659304014
19thA643283405
20thB6159283207

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1982

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,989.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1982

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1982: 223.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years