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Leeds road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,979 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2015, and 2,664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 292 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (1,935), and casualties rose from 2,532.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,979
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
2,664
Up 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
15
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
292
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Leeds in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious29215%
  • Slight1,67284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.6%
  • Serious32212%
  • Slight2,32687%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,979, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (12%)
  • Tuesday336 (17%)
  • Wednesday314 (16%)
  • Thursday323 (16%)
  • Friday315 (16%)
  • Saturday259 (13%)
  • Sunday191 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59279 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59263 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59357 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59541 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59310 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (7.5%)
  • February125 (6.3%)
  • March140 (7.1%)
  • April144 (7.3%)
  • May174 (8.8%)
  • June181 (9.1%)
  • July176 (8.9%)
  • August165 (8.3%)
  • September180 (9.1%)
  • October190 (9.6%)
  • November192 (9.7%)
  • December164 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,513 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit415 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,678 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,466 (74%)
  • Wet or damp492 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph1,321 (67%)
  • 40 mph321 (16%)
  • 50 mph57 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph68 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph143 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,328 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway458 (23%)
  • Roundabout99 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,432 (54%)
  • Pedestrian385 (14%)
  • Cyclist321 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant147 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant59 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15111 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20289 (11%)
  • 21 to 25424 (16%)
  • 26 to 35530 (20%)
  • 36 to 45421 (16%)
  • 46 to 55340 (13%)
  • 56 to 65196 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 75104 (3.9%)
  • Over 75106 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,597 (60%)
  • Passenger682 (26%)
  • Pedestrian385 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,488 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle328 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes220 (6%)
  • Motorcycle200 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach145 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car121 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (3%)
  • Minibus16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2015

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2015, with 106 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2015

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2015: 76, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5876101014
2ndA617291012
3rdA660697809
4thA65627517
5thA61205680012
6thA653547503
7thA647487315
8thM1486905
9thM62487804
10thA64436427
11thA650435835
12thM621345603
13thB6157283005
14thA1(M)274003
15thB6154253204
16thA6110232907
17thA639223403
18thA63182922
19thB6159182512
20thA643172200

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2015

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 1,300.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2015

LS8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2015: 135.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years