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Leeds road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,155 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1990, and 4,109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 595 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (3,116), and casualties rose from 3,949.

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

Collisions in 1990
3,155
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
4,109
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
64
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
595
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1990

2% of collisions in Leeds in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal642%
  • Serious59519%
  • Slight2,49679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal681.7%
  • Serious70017%
  • Slight3,34181%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1990 is highlighted, with 3,155, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday450 (14%)
  • Tuesday412 (13%)
  • Wednesday507 (16%)
  • Thursday466 (15%)
  • Friday557 (18%)
  • Saturday440 (14%)
  • Sunday323 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59124 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59367 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59432 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59554 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59777 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59532 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59328 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January302 (9.6%)
  • February287 (9.1%)
  • March229 (7.3%)
  • April208 (6.6%)
  • May264 (8.4%)
  • June257 (8.1%)
  • July236 (7.5%)
  • August232 (7.4%)
  • September256 (8.1%)
  • October309 (9.8%)
  • November313 (9.9%)
  • December262 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,229 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit801 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,513 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds379 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds72 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other65 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,921 (61%)
  • Wet or damp1,187 (38%)
  • Frost or ice27 (0.9%)
  • Snow18 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,056 (65%)
  • 40 mph614 (19%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph283 (9%)
  • 70 mph187 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,289 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway581 (18%)
  • Roundabout188 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,257 (55%)
  • Pedestrian929 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist334 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist252 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant185 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant103 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5131 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 10233 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15296 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20683 (17%)
  • 21 to 25639 (16%)
  • 26 to 35743 (18%)
  • 36 to 45489 (12%)
  • 46 to 55298 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65273 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75160 (3.9%)
  • Over 75164 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,007 (49%)
  • Passenger1,173 (29%)
  • Pedestrian929 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,147 (76%)
  • Motorcycle341 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes270 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle255 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach216 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes175 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
3rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1990

The A61 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1990: 149, including 9 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61149216932
2ndA58134187328
3rdA660111140224
4thA6120110154523
5thA6589115313
6thA6484128211
7thA65380105321
8thA6475670210
9thA6505670010
10thA15089115
11thA6585085113
12thB61594860110
13thM624673013
14thA642435327
15thB6154424418
16thA61104054010
17thA634054310
18thB6157404824
19thA6433948010
20thA622946010

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1990

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 2,031.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1990

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1990: 211.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years