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Leeds road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,451 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2019, and 1,908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 300 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (1,548), and casualties fell from 1,995.

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

Collisions in 2019
1,451
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,908
Down 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
21
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
300
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2019

1.4% of collisions in Leeds in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious30021%
  • Slight1,13078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious33518%
  • Slight1,55181%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 1,451, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1,451
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (13%)
  • Tuesday219 (15%)
  • Wednesday232 (16%)
  • Thursday222 (15%)
  • Friday258 (18%)
  • Saturday192 (13%)
  • Sunday135 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59208 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59384 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59251 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (8.3%)
  • February113 (7.8%)
  • March134 (9.2%)
  • April117 (8.1%)
  • May97 (6.7%)
  • June106 (7.3%)
  • July128 (8.8%)
  • August115 (7.9%)
  • September132 (9.1%)
  • October130 (9%)
  • November150 (10%)
  • December108 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,055 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit331 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,240 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,048 (72%)
  • Wet or damp383 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph95 (6.5%)
  • 30 mph907 (63%)
  • 40 mph226 (16%)
  • 50 mph45 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph124 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,010 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway303 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout57 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,046 (55%)
  • Pedestrian327 (17%)
  • Cyclist236 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant54 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1067 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1589 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20187 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 25231 (12%)
  • 26 to 35454 (24%)
  • 36 to 45312 (16%)
  • 46 to 55236 (12%)
  • 56 to 65143 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7587 (4.6%)
  • Over 7560 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,153 (60%)
  • Passenger428 (22%)
  • Pedestrian327 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,950 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle238 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle151 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car81 (3%)
  • Bus or coach62 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 3rd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2019

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2019, with 80 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2019

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2019: 52, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585263011
2ndA614664111
3rdM1457514
4thA660404819
5thM62365203
6thA61203454010
7thM621345421
8thA65323806
9thA647313625
10thA1(M)295906
11thA64294317
12thA650274624
13thA653273414
14thB6159182401
15thB6154141501
16thA62121400
17thA639121403
18thA6110111303
19thA63111303
20thA659111404

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2019

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 935.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2019

LS11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2019: 118.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years