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BD3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,071 road traffic collisions in the BD3 postcode district, Bradford, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 950 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 81 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (85).

Collisions since 1979
6,071
312th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,373
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
100 people killed
Serious collisions
950
1,073 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
81
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
96
Down 16% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BD3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal901.5%
  • Serious95016%
  • Slight5,03183%

What the data shows

  • BD3 had 825 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 1,152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BD3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,789 children under 16 were killed or injured in BD3, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BD3.

Where BD3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
312th
Most casualties
279th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
465th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday869 (14%)
  • Tuesday821 (14%)
  • Wednesday878 (14%)
  • Thursday872 (14%)
  • Friday1,023 (17%)
  • Saturday865 (14%)
  • Sunday743 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,152 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,746 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown134 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,526 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway321 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout137 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph82 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph5,553 (91%)
  • 40 mph429 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,967 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds772 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds96 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds84 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,884 (58%)
  • Pedestrian2,201 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist473 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist319 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant199 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant125 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant52 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BD3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BD3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BD3 peaked at 195 in 2000; 2025 had 81.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 81
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258196
202485114
202382111
202291113
2021100134
20205886
20196287
201882109
201794124
201690124
2015118167
2014103156
2013117161
2012109154
2011104157
2010124179
2009115169
2008109170
2007122196
2006131197
2005121189
2004150253
2003175276
2002184304
2001183283
2000195309
1999184256
1998180259
1997163206
1996152196
1995175216
1994129178
1993143184
1992157199
1991138161
1990160190
1989143184
1988167220
1987135170
1986130160
1985132154
1984137179
1983110129
1982141201
1981124153
1980147182
1979139178

Map of recent crashes in BD3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BD3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BD3

The 24 most recent collisions in BD3 happened between 20 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BD3

The A647 has the most collisions in BD3, 1,750 of 6,071 (29%), followed by the B6381 (936).

Collisions in BD3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6471,7502,47923260
2ndB63819361,27413143
3rdA6177545804689
4thA6584416531480
5thA65097156310
6thA603694125518
7thA60376600
8thA61764501
9thA61814400
10thA6413303
11thA6573600

Council areas covering BD3

Collisions in BD3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bradford has 5,991 of 6,071 (99%).

Collisions in BD3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBradford5,9918,27389934
2ndLeeds80100116

Towns in BD3

Collisions in BD3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Bradford (5,843) and Pudsey (44).