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Leeds road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,395 road traffic collisions in Leeds in 2025, and 1,730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 410 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (1,463), and casualties fell from 1,898.

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

Collisions in 2025
1,395
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,730
Down 9% on 2024
Fatal collisions
16
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
410
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Leeds in 2025

1.1% of collisions in Leeds in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 17% in Leeds from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious41029%
  • Slight96969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious44526%
  • Slight1,26973%

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,522 in 1998. 2025 is highlighted, with 1,395, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1,395
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday207 (15%)
  • Wednesday196 (14%)
  • Thursday215 (15%)
  • Friday233 (17%)
  • Saturday188 (13%)
  • Sunday155 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59190 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59244 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59375 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (7.3%)
  • February119 (8.5%)
  • March130 (9.3%)
  • April104 (7.5%)
  • May123 (8.8%)
  • June126 (9%)
  • July111 (8%)
  • August113 (8.1%)
  • September105 (7.5%)
  • October111 (8%)
  • November121 (8.7%)
  • December130 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight985 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit334 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,144 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,025 (73%)
  • Wet or damp348 (25%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph219 (16%)
  • 30 mph771 (55%)
  • 40 mph232 (17%)
  • 50 mph50 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph44 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph79 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway274 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded47 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Leeds in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant934 (54%)
  • Pedestrian331 (19%)
  • Cyclist264 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user14 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1072 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1596 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20184 (11%)
  • 21 to 25162 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35353 (20%)
  • 36 to 45288 (17%)
  • 46 to 55201 (12%)
  • 56 to 65164 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.5%)
  • Over 7586 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,051 (61%)
  • Passenger348 (20%)
  • Pedestrian331 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,870 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle279 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle114 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach44 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Leeds in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Leeds had the 2nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Leeds in 2025

Little London & Woodhouse, Leeds, LS1 6NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Leeds in 2025, with 75 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Leeds with the most crashes in 2025

The A61 had the most collisions in Leeds in 2025: 48, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Leeds, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA614860117
2ndA584255213
3rdB6159394306
4thA6603742113
5thM62355117
6thA6120324207
7thA653242010
8thM621294116
9thA647272817
10thA653263004
11thA642127011
12thA650212703
13thB6157192207
14thM1193214
15thA6110162106
16thA642161803
17thA659162007
18thB6154131703
19thA1(M)121523
20thA63121511

Towns in Leeds: crashes in 2025

Leeds itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 918.

Postcode districts in Leeds: crashes in 2025

LS9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Leeds in 2025: 124.

Latest crashes in Leeds in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Leeds in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Leeds road accidents in other years