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Leeds road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,778 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2004, and 4,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 341 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2003 (2,981), and casualties fell from 4,452.

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

Collisions in 2004
2,778
Down 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
4,126
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
42
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
341
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Leeds in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal421.5%
  • Serious34112%
  • Slight2,39586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal451.1%
  • Serious3909.5%
  • Slight3,69189%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2004 is highlighted, with 2,778, down 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday348 (13%)
  • Tuesday427 (15%)
  • Wednesday391 (14%)
  • Thursday452 (16%)
  • Friday469 (17%)
  • Saturday393 (14%)
  • Sunday298 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59130 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5952 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59329 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59416 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59534 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59649 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59416 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59252 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January235 (8.5%)
  • February249 (9%)
  • March226 (8.1%)
  • April224 (8.1%)
  • May206 (7.4%)
  • June217 (7.8%)
  • July222 (8%)
  • August214 (7.7%)
  • September228 (8.2%)
  • October272 (9.8%)
  • November245 (8.8%)
  • December240 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,012 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit684 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,324 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds314 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds51 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,878 (68%)
  • Wet or damp838 (30%)
  • Frost or ice29 (1%)
  • Snow18 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel10 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,831 (66%)
  • 40 mph521 (19%)
  • 50 mph50 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph166 (6%)
  • 70 mph201 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,965 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway580 (21%)
  • Roundabout144 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,687 (65%)
  • Pedestrian520 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant248 (6%)
  • Cyclist174 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant107 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)54 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 585 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 15236 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20496 (12%)
  • 21 to 25582 (14%)
  • 26 to 35898 (22%)
  • 36 to 45707 (17%)
  • 46 to 55429 (10%)
  • 56 to 65303 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 75167 (4%)
  • Over 75114 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,458 (60%)
  • Passenger1,148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian520 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,017 (77%)
  • Bus or coach256 (4.9%)
  • Motorcycle253 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes231 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes197 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle43 (0.8%)
  • Minibus25 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Leeds

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leeds ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2004.

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

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2004

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2004, with 162 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2004

The A61 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2004: 139, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61139212312
2ndA58129215410
3rdA66090129213
4thA65388160010
5thA61208311139
6thM6269128112
7thA656697212
8thA646292111
9thA647567918
10thM1569623
11thA650538415
12thB6157527605
13thA643437804
14thA6110425503
15thB6159405605
16thA62364605
17thM621355505
18thA1315437
19thA63304317
20thA642304926

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2004

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,813.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2004

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2004: 201.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years