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Leeds road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,799 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1987, and 3,635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 538 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (2,820), and casualties fell from 3,665.

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

Collisions in 1987
2,799
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
3,635
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
54
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
538
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1987

1.9% of collisions in Leeds in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal541.9%
  • Serious53819%
  • Slight2,20779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal571.6%
  • Serious61717%
  • Slight2,96181%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1987 is highlighted, with 2,799, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday392 (14%)
  • Tuesday413 (15%)
  • Wednesday393 (14%)
  • Thursday472 (17%)
  • Friday445 (16%)
  • Saturday377 (13%)
  • Sunday307 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5992 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59332 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59356 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59496 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59710 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59430 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59348 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January211 (7.5%)
  • February204 (7.3%)
  • March217 (7.8%)
  • April193 (6.9%)
  • May232 (8.3%)
  • June226 (8.1%)
  • July247 (8.8%)
  • August231 (8.3%)
  • September241 (8.6%)
  • October267 (9.5%)
  • November292 (10%)
  • December238 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,954 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit732 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,188 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds413 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other58 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,620 (58%)
  • Wet or damp1,098 (39%)
  • Frost or ice61 (2.2%)
  • Snow17 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,800 (64%)
  • 40 mph577 (21%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph267 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph142 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,013 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway497 (18%)
  • Roundabout185 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,888 (52%)
  • Pedestrian831 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist352 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist235 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant173 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant92 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)44 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5110 (3%)
  • 6 to 10209 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15268 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20687 (19%)
  • 21 to 25512 (14%)
  • 26 to 35645 (18%)
  • 36 to 45434 (12%)
  • 46 to 55271 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65238 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75150 (4.1%)
  • Over 75111 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,735 (48%)
  • Passenger1,069 (29%)
  • Pedestrian831 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,378 (72%)
  • Motorcycle362 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes247 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle235 (5%)
  • Bus or coach218 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes199 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle22 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Leeds

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Leeds ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 4th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1987

The A61 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1987: 127, including 4 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61127181419
2ndA58112164226
3rdA660101122117
4thA612092115119
5thA658192316
6thA6475105417
7thA6476488110
8thA653617107
9thA1487954
10thA643404809
11thA6504051011
12thB6157405316
13thA633950110
14thA6583956012
15thB6159385125
16thA6423649013
17thA6110344106
18thA657313915
19thM62304517
20thB6154273708

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1987

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,793.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1987

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1987: 182.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1987, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years