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Leeds road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,960 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1988, and 3,829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 551 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1987 (2,799), and casualties rose from 3,635.

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

Collisions in 1988
2,960
Up 6% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
3,829
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
75
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
551
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1988

2.5% of collisions in Leeds in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal752.5%
  • Serious55119%
  • Slight2,33479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal832.2%
  • Serious63417%
  • Slight3,11281%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1988 is highlighted, with 2,960, up 6% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday396 (13%)
  • Tuesday381 (13%)
  • Wednesday431 (15%)
  • Thursday464 (16%)
  • Friday544 (18%)
  • Saturday420 (14%)
  • Sunday324 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59107 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59316 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59430 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59498 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59742 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59500 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59325 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January242 (8.2%)
  • February251 (8.5%)
  • March221 (7.5%)
  • April217 (7.3%)
  • May222 (7.5%)
  • June213 (7.2%)
  • July234 (7.9%)
  • August233 (7.9%)
  • September264 (8.9%)
  • October274 (9.3%)
  • November293 (9.9%)
  • December296 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,046 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit788 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting98 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,342 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds347 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds73 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (2%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other62 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,771 (60%)
  • Wet or damp1,109 (37%)
  • Frost or ice62 (2.1%)
  • Snow18 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,891 (64%)
  • 40 mph586 (20%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph302 (10%)
  • 70 mph165 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,139 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway536 (18%)
  • Roundabout173 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road106 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,977 (52%)
  • Pedestrian904 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist347 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant233 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist224 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant89 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)42 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5115 (3%)
  • 6 to 10205 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15250 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20671 (18%)
  • 21 to 25543 (14%)
  • 26 to 35686 (18%)
  • 36 to 45458 (12%)
  • 46 to 55315 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 65263 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75207 (5.4%)
  • Over 75116 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,813 (47%)
  • Passenger1,112 (29%)
  • Pedestrian904 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,580 (73%)
  • Motorcycle345 (7%)
  • Bus or coach276 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes260 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle225 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes217 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 4th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
4th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1988

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1988: 130, including 8 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58130174820
2ndA61127197230
3rdA65101117317
4thA66099130230
5thA612096140114
6thA6488130817
7thA653739209
8thA635981313
9thA647566748
10thA15394515
11thB61574960013
12thA650476023
13thA61104561110
14thA6424263011
15thB6154425559
16thB6159405304
17thA643314006
18thA658284507
19thM1283916
20thA657263605

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1988

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,924.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1988

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1988: 196.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1988, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years