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LS1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,077 road traffic collisions in the LS1 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 633 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
5,077
544th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,340
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
27
27 people killed
Serious collisions
633
668 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
43
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal270.5%
  • Serious63312%
  • Slight4,41787%

What the data shows

  • LS1 had 504 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 883 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in LS1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in LS1 are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 384 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS1, 6.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where LS1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
544th
Most casualties
621st
Most fatal collisions
1,946th
Most serious collisions
1,114th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday670 (13%)
  • Tuesday741 (15%)
  • Wednesday734 (14%)
  • Thursday783 (15%)
  • Friday918 (18%)
  • Saturday839 (17%)
  • Sunday392 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,667 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,297 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,686 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway1,153 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road1,128 (22%)
  • Roundabout55 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph89 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph4,636 (91%)
  • 40 mph333 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,228 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds563 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other72 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded71 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian2,315 (37%)
  • Car occupant1,923 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,288 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist290 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist282 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant131 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant67 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS1 peaked at 176 in 1988; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253843
20244753
20234961
20224554
20214759
20202935
20196370
20184549
20176981
20167288
20157589
201476107
20136275
201278101
201187116
201097115
200981107
2008125161
200793121
2006109131
2005125152
2004108144
2003122158
2002149211
2001148213
2000136206
1999144202
1998142215
1997147185
1996134180
1995143168
1994150208
1993114134
1992145184
1991140165
1990157186
1989170205
1988176200
1987144162
1986131154
1985141158
1984138157
1983118136
1982125140
1981107122
1980122148
1979114131

Map of recent crashes in LS1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS1

The 24 most recent collisions in LS1 happened between 12 June and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS1

The A58(M) has the most collisions in LS1, 253 of 5,077 (5%), followed by the A58 (169).

Collisions in LS1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA58(M)253387329
2ndA58169227118
3rdA66088127211
4thA65477116
5thA647313213
6thA64(M)193402
7thA617700

Council area for LS1

LS1 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS1 accounts for 4.3% of them.

Town in LS1

All 5,077 collisions in LS1 were in Leeds.