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Leeds road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,954 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2010, and 2,764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (2,186), and casualties fell from 3,057.

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

Collisions in 2010
1,954
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
2,764
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
19
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2010

1% of collisions in Leeds in 2010 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious26514%
  • Slight1,67085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.7%
  • Serious28510%
  • Slight2,46089%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,954, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday280 (14%)
  • Tuesday283 (14%)
  • Wednesday327 (17%)
  • Thursday305 (16%)
  • Friday321 (16%)
  • Saturday234 (12%)
  • Sunday204 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5944 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59245 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59272 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59355 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59502 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59308 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59159 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (6.7%)
  • February152 (7.8%)
  • March170 (8.7%)
  • April163 (8.3%)
  • May169 (8.6%)
  • June163 (8.3%)
  • July159 (8.1%)
  • August144 (7.4%)
  • September165 (8.4%)
  • October187 (9.6%)
  • November205 (10%)
  • December147 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,427 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit421 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown71 (3.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,679 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,391 (71%)
  • Wet or damp457 (23%)
  • Frost or ice67 (3.4%)
  • Snow38 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,397 (71%)
  • 40 mph269 (14%)
  • 50 mph55 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph92 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph137 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,327 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway431 (22%)
  • Roundabout109 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,661 (60%)
  • Pedestrian392 (14%)
  • Cyclist219 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant158 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant85 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1081 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15136 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20393 (14%)
  • 21 to 25397 (14%)
  • 26 to 35532 (19%)
  • 36 to 45474 (17%)
  • 46 to 55332 (12%)
  • 56 to 65189 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7589 (3.2%)
  • Over 7590 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,553 (56%)
  • Passenger819 (30%)
  • Pedestrian392 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,554 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle222 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach180 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle158 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car125 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1.2%)
  • Minibus16 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Leeds ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2010

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2010, with 138 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2010

The A660 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2010: 82, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA66082106016
2ndA588013208
3rdA617211218
4thA6120619819
5thA653578406
6thM1497409
7thM62498704
8thA65476404
9thA647405506
10thA64354313
11thA650355605
12thM621354912
13thB6154304307
14thA6110284103
15thB6157284404
16thB6159253806
17thA63243204
18thA642222731
19thA643212713
20thA1(M)182611

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2010

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 1,273.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2010

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2010: 125.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2010, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years