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BD8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,697 road traffic collisions in the BD8 postcode district, Bradford, from 1979 to 2025, and 9,091 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 1,059 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 76 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (77).

Collisions since 1979
6,697
220th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
9,091
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
89 people killed
Serious collisions
1,059
1,180 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
76
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
86
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BD8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal831.2%
  • Serious1,05916%
  • Slight5,55583%

What the data shows

  • BD8 had 720 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 1,198 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in BD8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,675 children under 16 were killed or injured in BD8, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in BD8.

Where BD8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
220th
Most casualties
200th
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
333rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday995 (15%)
  • Tuesday949 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,045 (16%)
  • Thursday1,017 (15%)
  • Friday1,076 (16%)
  • Saturday903 (13%)
  • Sunday712 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,606 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,916 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown128 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,041 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway558 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout30 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph53 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph6,464 (97%)
  • 40 mph176 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,437 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds918 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds102 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other56 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,244 (58%)
  • Pedestrian2,271 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist614 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist421 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant195 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant150 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant138 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BD8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BD8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BD8 peaked at 220 in 2002; 2025 had 76.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 76
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257686
20247791
202375105
20227194
20217092
20205477
20195575
20187188
201780113
201691135
2015105150
2014111170
2013111149
2012107166
201199140
2010115169
2009139199
2008124205
2007132189
2006155227
2005165244
2004203304
2003197302
2002220307
2001177287
2000189285
1999200283
1998203294
1997186244
1996165215
1995172222
1994192249
1993165208
1992186240
1991179234
1990172219
1989171207
1988160194
1987150177
1986160197
1985159189
1984170207
1983180231
1982187220
1981166196
1980154231
1979151185

Map of recent crashes in BD8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BD8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BD8

The 24 most recent collisions in BD8 happened between 23 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BD8

The B6145 has the most collisions in BD8, 1,234 of 6,697 (18%), followed by the A6177 (1,085).

Collisions in BD8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB61451,2341,74814209
2ndA61771,0851,5248146
3rdA6508001,11813130
4thB61447471,08418129
5thB6148112134121
6thA60363443110
7thB6177151503
8thA61444400
9thA61454400
10thB61543300

Council area for BD8

BD8 is in Bradford, where police recorded 80,457 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BD8 accounts for 8.3% of them.

Town in BD8

Of the 6,697 collisions in BD8, 6,646 (99%) were in Bradford.