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Leeds road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,391 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2021, and 1,780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 349 were serious.

Collisions were up 38% on 2020 (1,009), and casualties rose from 1,262.

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

Collisions in 2021
1,391
Up 38% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,780
Up 41% on 2020
Fatal collisions
19
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
349
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2021

1.4% of collisions in Leeds in 2021 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious34925%
  • Slight1,02374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious38622%
  • Slight1,37577%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2021 is highlighted, with 1,391, up 38% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1,391
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday193 (14%)
  • Tuesday194 (14%)
  • Wednesday214 (15%)
  • Thursday211 (15%)
  • Friday242 (17%)
  • Saturday189 (14%)
  • Sunday148 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59246 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59398 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (4.2%)
  • February53 (3.8%)
  • March62 (4.5%)
  • April103 (7.4%)
  • May129 (9.3%)
  • June130 (9.3%)
  • July138 (9.9%)
  • August133 (9.6%)
  • September142 (10%)
  • October136 (9.8%)
  • November164 (12%)
  • December143 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight974 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit340 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,138 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,013 (73%)
  • Wet or damp351 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.2%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph165 (12%)
  • 30 mph787 (57%)
  • 40 mph242 (17%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph103 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway930 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway325 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout53 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,001 (56%)
  • Pedestrian318 (18%)
  • Cyclist191 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant60 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1050 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1597 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20200 (11%)
  • 21 to 25220 (12%)
  • 26 to 35369 (21%)
  • 36 to 45275 (15%)
  • 46 to 55239 (13%)
  • 56 to 65143 (8%)
  • 66 to 7589 (5%)
  • Over 7549 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,061 (60%)
  • Passenger401 (23%)
  • Pedestrian318 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,848 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle201 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes163 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle136 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
1st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2021

Gipton & Harehills, Leeds, LS8 5HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2021, with 62 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2021

The A58 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2021: 59, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA585987014
2ndA615160212
3rdA6603942012
4thM13763010
5thA61203549112
6thA643545111
7thM623554013
8thA653334208
9thA65313409
10thB6159283705
11thA650243404
12thM621243301
13thA1(M)183212
14thA647182914
15thA63162712
16thB6154161804
17thA6110151914
18thA58(M)122001
19thA642121903
20thB6157111210

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2021

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 907.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2021

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2021: 127.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2021, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years