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Leeds road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,820 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1986, and 3,665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 79 were fatal and 537 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1985 (2,685), and casualties rose from 3,440.

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

Collisions in 1986
2,820
Up 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
3,665
Up 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
79
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
537
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1986

2.8% of collisions in Leeds in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal792.8%
  • Serious53719%
  • Slight2,20478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal872.4%
  • Serious63117%
  • Slight2,94780%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1986 is highlighted, with 2,820, up 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday401 (14%)
  • Tuesday398 (14%)
  • Wednesday411 (15%)
  • Thursday416 (15%)
  • Friday503 (18%)
  • Saturday387 (14%)
  • Sunday304 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59112 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59299 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59370 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59503 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59765 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59445 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59298 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January215 (7.6%)
  • February179 (6.3%)
  • March223 (7.9%)
  • April219 (7.8%)
  • May214 (7.6%)
  • June217 (7.7%)
  • July206 (7.3%)
  • August224 (7.9%)
  • September210 (7.4%)
  • October310 (11%)
  • November281 (10%)
  • December322 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,951 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit783 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,148 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds392 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds76 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other59 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,608 (57%)
  • Wet or damp1,123 (40%)
  • Frost or ice62 (2.2%)
  • Snow24 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,895 (67%)
  • 40 mph532 (19%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph238 (8.4%)
  • 70 mph142 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,133 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway462 (16%)
  • Roundabout147 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,829 (50%)
  • Pedestrian931 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist411 (11%)
  • Cyclist196 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant135 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant109 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)37 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5115 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 10236 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15264 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20703 (19%)
  • 21 to 25554 (15%)
  • 26 to 35590 (16%)
  • 36 to 45393 (11%)
  • 46 to 55311 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65205 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75177 (4.8%)
  • Over 75117 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,705 (47%)
  • Passenger1,029 (28%)
  • Pedestrian931 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,391 (73%)
  • Motorcycle424 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes286 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle201 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach180 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes146 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 4th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1986

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1986: 120, including 8 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58120178834
2ndA61112155132
3rdA65103137316
4thA660100125722
5thA6491117523
6thA612089123420
7thA6536476115
8thA650557119
9thA15197319
10thB6157465112
11thA647456124
12thA63354538
13thA643355124
14thB6159344306
15thA6110314014
16thA642304808
17thA658304907
18thM1264423
19thA657242913
20thA659223404

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1986

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,786.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1986

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1986: 197.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1986, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years