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Leeds road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,932 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2012, and 2,748 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 275 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2011 (1,934), and casualties rose from 2,686.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,932
Level with 2011
Casualties in 2012
2,748
Up 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
14
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
275
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Leeds in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.7%
  • Serious27514%
  • Slight1,64385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.5%
  • Serious28810%
  • Slight2,44589%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,932, level with 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (13%)
  • Tuesday295 (15%)
  • Wednesday286 (15%)
  • Thursday327 (17%)
  • Friday335 (17%)
  • Saturday259 (13%)
  • Sunday174 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59253 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59288 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59346 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59516 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59270 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January140 (7.2%)
  • February162 (8.4%)
  • March161 (8.3%)
  • April141 (7.3%)
  • May176 (9.1%)
  • June130 (6.7%)
  • July172 (8.9%)
  • August167 (8.6%)
  • September179 (9.3%)
  • October174 (9%)
  • November167 (8.6%)
  • December163 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,114 (58%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown490 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,729 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,507 (78%)
  • Wet or damp402 (21%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.7%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,444 (75%)
  • 40 mph292 (15%)
  • 50 mph47 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph72 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph75 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,471 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway313 (16%)
  • Roundabout103 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,578 (57%)
  • Pedestrian387 (14%)
  • Cyclist257 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant160 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant90 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant62 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 15119 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20308 (11%)
  • 21 to 25404 (15%)
  • 26 to 35597 (22%)
  • 36 to 45452 (16%)
  • 46 to 55346 (13%)
  • 56 to 65171 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7599 (3.6%)
  • Over 75103 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,561 (57%)
  • Passenger800 (29%)
  • Pedestrian387 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,563 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle262 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle185 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach166 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle25 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2012

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2012, with 126 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2012

The A61 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2012: 92, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6192144014
2ndA6608399115
3rdA5879111011
4thA61206497110
5thA653568807
6thA647527613
7thA65516319
8thB6157395207
9thA64376916
10thA650365501
11thM1336204
12thA643314204
13thA6110303905
14thM621274800
15thM62263801
16thA639233502
17thB6159212803
18thB6154192902
19thA58(M)172600
20thA642162312

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2012

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 1,328.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2012

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2012: 148.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years