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Leeds road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,789 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2013, and 2,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (1,932), and casualties fell from 2,748.

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

Collisions in 2013
1,789
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
2,433
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
15
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Leeds in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious25914%
  • Slight1,51585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.6%
  • Serious27911%
  • Slight2,13988%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 1,789, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (14%)
  • Tuesday259 (14%)
  • Wednesday237 (13%)
  • Thursday284 (16%)
  • Friday321 (18%)
  • Saturday232 (13%)
  • Sunday205 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59233 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59269 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59310 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59486 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59298 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (8.3%)
  • February134 (7.5%)
  • March137 (7.7%)
  • April145 (8.1%)
  • May133 (7.4%)
  • June158 (8.8%)
  • July169 (9.4%)
  • August166 (9.3%)
  • September144 (8%)
  • October165 (9.2%)
  • November135 (7.5%)
  • December155 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,252 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown249 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,617 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,421 (79%)
  • Wet or damp338 (19%)
  • Snow17 (1%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,347 (75%)
  • 40 mph240 (13%)
  • 50 mph54 (3%)
  • 60 mph67 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph69 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,378 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway277 (15%)
  • Roundabout85 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,375 (57%)
  • Pedestrian336 (14%)
  • Cyclist314 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant42 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 560 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1083 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15100 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20246 (10%)
  • 21 to 25375 (15%)
  • 26 to 35534 (22%)
  • 36 to 45410 (17%)
  • 46 to 55253 (10%)
  • 56 to 65160 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 75109 (4.5%)
  • Over 7598 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,466 (60%)
  • Passenger631 (26%)
  • Pedestrian336 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,355 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle321 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle180 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach136 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car67 (2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2013.

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 2013

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2013, with 102 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2013

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2013: 79, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5879121112
2ndA617510007
3rdA660688107
4thA61206592211
5thA653536419
6thA65526915
7thA647446409
8thA64415802
9thA63303907
10thA650303701
11thB6157283102
12thM62283212
13thM1264111
14thB6159253303
15thM621223602
16thA6110213002
17thB6154213105
18thA643202604
19thA1(M)182423
20thA642183113

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2013

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 1,218.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2013

LS8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2013: 122.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years