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Leeds road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,186 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2009, and 3,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2008 (2,333), and casualties fell from 3,220.

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

Collisions in 2009
2,186
Down 6% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
3,057
Down 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
19
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Leeds in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious26612%
  • Slight1,90187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal220.7%
  • Serious2999.8%
  • Slight2,73689%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2009 is highlighted, with 2,186, down 6% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday313 (14%)
  • Tuesday337 (15%)
  • Wednesday337 (15%)
  • Thursday325 (15%)
  • Friday363 (17%)
  • Saturday304 (14%)
  • Sunday207 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5987 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59261 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59290 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59430 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59549 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59341 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January175 (8%)
  • February149 (6.8%)
  • March167 (7.6%)
  • April170 (7.8%)
  • May185 (8.5%)
  • June178 (8.1%)
  • July221 (10%)
  • August188 (8.6%)
  • September192 (8.8%)
  • October174 (8%)
  • November204 (9.3%)
  • December183 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,574 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit496 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,846 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (9.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,562 (71%)
  • Wet or damp541 (25%)
  • Frost or ice52 (2.4%)
  • Snow28 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,518 (69%)
  • 40 mph365 (17%)
  • 50 mph46 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph125 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph123 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,521 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway461 (21%)
  • Roundabout104 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (4%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,777 (58%)
  • Pedestrian409 (13%)
  • Cyclist249 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant239 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant52 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1082 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15169 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20467 (15%)
  • 21 to 25455 (15%)
  • 26 to 35597 (20%)
  • 36 to 45524 (17%)
  • 46 to 55320 (10%)
  • 56 to 65194 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75107 (3.5%)
  • Over 7587 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,741 (57%)
  • Passenger907 (30%)
  • Pedestrian409 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,859 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle255 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach253 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle214 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car109 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes80 (2%)
  • Other vehicle37 (0.9%)
  • Minibus18 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2009

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2009, with 149 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2009

The A660 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2009: 95, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66095127117
2ndA589112807
3rdA618312319
4thA612075106010
5thA653739908
6thA64578819
7thA65496315
8thA647466214
9thM1406514
10thM62398013
11thA650364824
12thB6159304005
13thM621295103
14thA1(M)244002
15thB6157232804
16thA6110223110
17thA63223104
18thA639213403
19thA642213614
20thB6154202801

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2009

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 1,447.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2009

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2009: 170.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years