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Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 8SZ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
164
5,153rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
217
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
9
5 in 2024

Crash severity at the LS26 8SZ hotspot

30 of the 164 collisions here (18%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3018%
  • Slight13482%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
32
Slightly injured
185
All casualties
217

Accidents by year at the LS26 8SZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2011, against an average of 6.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the LS26 8SZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202455
202345
202234
2021810
202068
201911
201834
201767
201678
20151010
201499
201346
201223
20111216
201057
200934
200867
20071215
2006910
20051023
2004912
2003710
200248
20011015

Map of crashes at the LS26 8SZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near LS26 8SZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 8SZ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the LS26 8SZ hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Rothwell
Council area
Leeds
Nearest postcode to the centre
LS26 8SZ
Postcode district
LS26
Centre (latitude, longitude)
53.75228, -1.45057
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
13 December 2025
Rank by collisions
5,153rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the LS26 8SZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A642, with 63 of 164, followed by the A639 with 27.

Collisions at the LS26 8SZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA642639107
2ndA639273307
3rdA654132102

Towns near the LS26 8SZ hotspot

125 of the 164 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Rothwell, Leeds.

All 164 crashes at the LS26 8SZ hotspot

Newest first, from 5 January 2001 to 13 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year