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Leeds road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,262 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2000, and 4,911 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 408 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1999 (3,320), and casualties rose from 4,785.

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

Collisions in 2000
3,262
Down 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
4,911
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
46
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
408
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Leeds in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal461.4%
  • Serious40813%
  • Slight2,80886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal460.9%
  • Serious4489.1%
  • Slight4,41790%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 3,262, down 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday482 (15%)
  • Tuesday456 (14%)
  • Wednesday451 (14%)
  • Thursday511 (16%)
  • Friday529 (16%)
  • Saturday448 (14%)
  • Sunday385 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59138 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5954 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59412 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59461 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59587 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59819 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59516 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59275 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January286 (8.8%)
  • February264 (8.1%)
  • March260 (8%)
  • April238 (7.3%)
  • May271 (8.3%)
  • June251 (7.7%)
  • July272 (8.3%)
  • August251 (7.7%)
  • September276 (8.5%)
  • October299 (9.2%)
  • November319 (9.8%)
  • December275 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,344 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit814 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,628 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds446 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,076 (64%)
  • Wet or damp1,128 (35%)
  • Snow26 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice18 (0.6%)
  • Mud7 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,179 (67%)
  • 40 mph589 (18%)
  • 50 mph34 (1%)
  • 60 mph237 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph211 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,328 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway653 (20%)
  • Roundabout161 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant3,310 (67%)
  • Pedestrian664 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant280 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist240 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist233 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant87 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5119 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10207 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15301 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20604 (12%)
  • 21 to 25658 (13%)
  • 26 to 351,167 (24%)
  • 36 to 45769 (16%)
  • 46 to 55489 (10%)
  • 56 to 65271 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 75191 (3.9%)
  • Over 75135 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,869 (58%)
  • Passenger1,378 (28%)
  • Pedestrian664 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,909 (81%)
  • Bus or coach272 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle247 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle232 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes193 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes139 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle33 (0.5%)
  • Minibus18 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2000

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2000: 153, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58153265312
2ndA61140214221
3rdA660124160220
4thA65110163216
5thA612098143110
6thA6537711708
7thM627313615
8thA647212436
9thA64772106112
10thA643567506
11thB6157569409
12thA650548415
13thB61544966010
14thM621487504
15thB6159395506
16thA63387003
17thM1386417
18thA658366206
19thA6110345423
20thA1325327

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2000

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 2,168.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2000

LS12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2000: 253.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years