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Leeds road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,230 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 1996, and 4,698 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 28 were fatal and 434 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (3,129), and casualties rose from 4,384.

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

Collisions in 1996
3,230
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
4,698
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
28
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
434
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 1996

0.9% of collisions in Leeds in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal280.9%
  • Serious43413%
  • Slight2,76886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal290.6%
  • Serious49811%
  • Slight4,17189%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 1996 is highlighted, with 3,230, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday478 (15%)
  • Tuesday470 (15%)
  • Wednesday487 (15%)
  • Thursday479 (15%)
  • Friday568 (18%)
  • Saturday403 (12%)
  • Sunday345 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59107 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59387 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59524 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59603 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59776 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59503 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59288 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January237 (7.3%)
  • February276 (8.5%)
  • March264 (8.2%)
  • April219 (6.8%)
  • May243 (7.5%)
  • June250 (7.7%)
  • July271 (8.4%)
  • August257 (8%)
  • September241 (7.5%)
  • October315 (9.8%)
  • November362 (11%)
  • December295 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,315 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit861 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,569 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds507 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds61 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist48 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,953 (60%)
  • Wet or damp1,171 (36%)
  • Snow58 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice45 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,142 (66%)
  • 40 mph606 (19%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph254 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph224 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,221 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway660 (20%)
  • Roundabout257 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,092 (66%)
  • Pedestrian749 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant283 (6%)
  • Cyclist247 (5.3%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant92 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5157 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10222 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15326 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20600 (13%)
  • 21 to 25750 (16%)
  • 26 to 351,062 (23%)
  • 36 to 45609 (13%)
  • 46 to 55403 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 65271 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 75181 (3.9%)
  • Over 75117 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,460 (52%)
  • Passenger1,489 (32%)
  • Pedestrian749 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,679 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes294 (5%)
  • Bus or coach253 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle250 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes196 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle172 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (0.4%)
  • Minibus11 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 1996

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 1996: 149, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58149226016
2ndA61128198116
3rdA660125170220
4thA6498164015
5thA61209613317
6thA6583118112
7thA17914909
8thA64776123217
9thA653769216
10thM6276112110
11thB6154587807
12thB61575383011
13thA650496713
14thA624881111
15thA642466612
16thA63456616
17thA643396103
18thA6110375006
19thB6159375902
20thA657273814

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 1996

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 2,090.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 1996

LS12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 1996: 238.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years