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BD13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,427 road traffic collisions in the BD13 postcode district, Bradford, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 69 were fatal and 691 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (54).

Collisions since 1979
3,427
1,116th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,916
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
79 people killed
Serious collisions
691
813 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BD13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal692%
  • Serious69120%
  • Slight2,66778%

What the data shows

  • BD13 had 419 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 546 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in BD13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 641 children under 16 were killed or injured in BD13, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in BD13.

Where BD13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,116th
Most casualties
1,020th
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
966th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday415 (12%)
  • Tuesday475 (14%)
  • Wednesday451 (13%)
  • Thursday509 (15%)
  • Friday574 (17%)
  • Saturday516 (15%)
  • Sunday487 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,271 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit952 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,315 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,266 (66%)
  • 40 mph477 (14%)
  • 50 mph86 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph571 (17%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,590 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds469 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds68 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds65 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist53 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds39 (1.1%)
  • Other49 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,293 (67%)
  • Pedestrian684 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist463 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist188 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant120 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BD13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BD13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BD13 peaked at 120 in 2001; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254760
20245469
20234456
20224352
20215169
20202528
20194153
20182639
20174357
20164565
20154055
20144258
20135176
20125779
20115174
20104473
20096288
20086697
200769107
200664115
20056489
200477117
200389144
200290134
2001120193
200090142
199994141
199899156
1997107163
1996101142
199590125
199489130
199396141
199299141
1991103141
199099128
198987122
198882114
198793124
198693124
19857297
198487114
198381107
198285129
198197139
198082118
197996131

Map of recent crashes in BD13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BD13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BD13

The 24 most recent collisions in BD13 happened between 16 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BD13

The A647 has the most collisions in BD13, 707 of 3,427 (21%), followed by the A629 (605).

Collisions in BD13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6477071,04019145
2ndA62960591613136
3rdB614551574112118
4thA6444216341183
5thB6429172244329
6thB6144107149118
7thB6141162502
8thA61454503

Council areas covering BD13

Collisions in BD13 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bradford has 3,380 of 3,427 (99%).

Collisions in BD13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBradford3,3804,84469684
2ndCalderdale477207

Towns in BD13

Collisions in BD13 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Queensbury (808) and Thornton, Bradford (579).