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BD6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,392 road traffic collisions in the BD6 postcode district, Bradford, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,542 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 544 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
3,392
1,141st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,542
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
544
586 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BD6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal411.2%
  • Serious54416%
  • Slight2,80783%

What the data shows

  • BD6 had 390 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 605 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BD6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 898 children under 16 were killed or injured in BD6, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in BD6.

Where BD6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,141st
Most casualties
1,142nd
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
1,367th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday477 (14%)
  • Tuesday464 (14%)
  • Wednesday468 (14%)
  • Thursday464 (14%)
  • Friday549 (16%)
  • Saturday533 (16%)
  • Sunday437 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,309 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit991 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown70 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,621 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway411 (12%)
  • Roundabout296 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,416 (71%)
  • 40 mph775 (23%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph166 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,700 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds453 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist40 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds36 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other44 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,542 (56%)
  • Pedestrian985 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist458 (10%)
  • Cyclist276 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant92 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BD6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BD6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BD6 peaked at 127 in 1997; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253948
20242838
20235175
20224048
20214765
20203553
20192937
20183850
20173746
20164662
20155381
20146076
20133647
20124970
20115466
20105876
20097097
20086793
200781119
200677113
20056491
200484132
200384103
200292163
2001108167
2000109159
1999108168
1998110156
1997127168
1996118156
199579101
19948095
199380101
19928397
199178102
199088112
19898593
19887992
19876977
198686111
19857990
198497122
19837591
198286117
198182110
198083105
197984103

Map of recent crashes in BD6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BD6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BD6

The 24 most recent collisions in BD6 happened between 28 April and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BD6

The A6036 has the most collisions in BD6, 833 of 3,392 (25%), followed by the B6380 (465).

Collisions in BD6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA60368331,15416131
2ndB6380465605674
3rdM606180321114
4thA641159202121
5thB61477192013
6thA6177546714
7thA647284006
8thA638172203

Council areas covering BD6

Collisions in BD6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bradford has 3,387 of 3,392 (99.9%).

Collisions in BD6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBradford3,3874,53341544
2ndCalderdale5900

Town in BD6

Of the 3,392 collisions in BD6, 3,373 (99%) were in Bradford.