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Leeds road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,926 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2016, and 2,549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 302 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (1,979), and casualties fell from 2,664.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,926
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
2,549
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
9
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
302
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Leeds in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious30216%
  • Slight1,61584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.4%
  • Serious32213%
  • Slight2,21887%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,926, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (14%)
  • Tuesday273 (14%)
  • Wednesday308 (16%)
  • Thursday323 (17%)
  • Friday311 (16%)
  • Saturday233 (12%)
  • Sunday209 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59257 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59269 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59335 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59529 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59332 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January165 (8.6%)
  • February169 (8.8%)
  • March143 (7.4%)
  • April160 (8.3%)
  • May156 (8.1%)
  • June153 (7.9%)
  • July179 (9.3%)
  • August159 (8.3%)
  • September153 (7.9%)
  • October171 (8.9%)
  • November156 (8.1%)
  • December162 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,446 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit428 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,512 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded196 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,466 (76%)
  • Wet or damp434 (23%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph63 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph1,344 (70%)
  • 40 mph271 (14%)
  • 50 mph52 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph76 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph120 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,312 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway403 (21%)
  • Roundabout101 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,374 (54%)
  • Pedestrian388 (15%)
  • Cyclist346 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant78 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant64 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1092 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15144 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20242 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 25375 (15%)
  • 26 to 35544 (21%)
  • 36 to 45390 (15%)
  • 46 to 55325 (13%)
  • 56 to 65183 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7593 (3.6%)
  • Over 7598 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,517 (60%)
  • Passenger644 (25%)
  • Pedestrian388 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,462 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle349 (9.9%)
  • Motorcycle195 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes178 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car149 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach101 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2016

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2016, with 120 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2016

The A660 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2016: 71, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6607197010
2ndA61679109
3rdA58638808
4thA65587818
5thA653496707
6thA6120487319
7thM62406905
8thM621396303
9thM1386805
10thA64334105
11thA647334708
12thA6110273603
13thA1(M)254214
14thA650253704
15thB6154243305
16thA642233405
17thA63182314
18thB6157182103
19thA643172602
20thA62162004

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2016

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 1,301.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2016

LS12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2016: 142.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years