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Leeds road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,649 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2005, and 3,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 293 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (2,778), and casualties fell from 4,126.

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

Collisions in 2005
2,649
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
3,792
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
26
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
293
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2005

1% of collisions in Leeds in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261%
  • Serious29311%
  • Slight2,33088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal270.7%
  • Serious3258.6%
  • Slight3,44091%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 2,649, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday379 (14%)
  • Tuesday412 (16%)
  • Wednesday399 (15%)
  • Thursday396 (15%)
  • Friday416 (16%)
  • Saturday336 (13%)
  • Sunday311 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59105 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5947 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59329 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59376 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59490 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59675 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59408 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59219 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January233 (8.8%)
  • February185 (7%)
  • March194 (7.3%)
  • April213 (8%)
  • May239 (9%)
  • June211 (8%)
  • July226 (8.5%)
  • August212 (8%)
  • September211 (8%)
  • October245 (9.2%)
  • November262 (9.9%)
  • December218 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,026 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit553 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,243 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds269 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,857 (70%)
  • Wet or damp750 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (0.8%)
  • Snow20 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,840 (69%)
  • 40 mph409 (15%)
  • 50 mph56 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph171 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph165 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,889 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway478 (18%)
  • Roundabout154 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road109 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,338 (62%)
  • Pedestrian510 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant262 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist191 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant80 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10110 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15206 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20482 (13%)
  • 21 to 25554 (15%)
  • 26 to 35802 (21%)
  • 36 to 45651 (17%)
  • 46 to 55408 (11%)
  • 56 to 65269 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 75138 (3.6%)
  • Over 75113 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,236 (59%)
  • Passenger1,046 (28%)
  • Pedestrian510 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,623 (75%)
  • Bus or coach304 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle245 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes178 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes131 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car127 (2.6%)
  • Minibus23 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2005

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2005, with 165 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2005

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2005: 116, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5811615728
2ndA660114166014
3rdA6198166113
4thA61207110106
5thA656795011
6thA653679917
7thA647649536
8thM62588606
9thA645688111
10thM1479915
11thA650436016
12thA6110426406
13thA642417106
14thA643407003
15thB6157395602
16thB6159385902
17thM621375804
18thB6154365417
19thA63285014
20thA62263203

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2005

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,696.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2005

LS12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2005: 194.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years