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LS10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,488 road traffic collisions in the LS10 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 82 were fatal and 992 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 77 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (75).

Collisions since 1979
5,488
431st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,439
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
82
88 people killed
Serious collisions
992
1,112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
77
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
95
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal821.5%
  • Serious99218%
  • Slight4,41480%

What the data shows

  • LS10 had 817 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 1,093 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in LS10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,117 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS10, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in LS10.

Where LS10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
431st
Most casualties
403rd
Most fatal collisions
487th
Most serious collisions
405th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday787 (14%)
  • Tuesday766 (14%)
  • Wednesday830 (15%)
  • Thursday881 (16%)
  • Friday920 (17%)
  • Saturday725 (13%)
  • Sunday579 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,915 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,382 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown119 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,492 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway1,488 (27%)
  • Roundabout310 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road167 (3%)
  • Not recorded31 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph88 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph4,203 (77%)
  • 40 mph461 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph209 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph98 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph429 (7.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,500 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds657 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds90 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,177 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,257 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist689 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist476 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant441 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant204 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)94 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS10 peaked at 171 in 1999; 2025 had 77.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 77
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257795
20247589
20237288
20227291
202179109
20205969
201978115
2018100127
2017102144
2016103122
2015106140
2014107137
2013110155
201289130
201197134
201099144
200998131
2008111149
2007122187
2006154224
2005128183
2004134198
2003137209
2002151215
2001140200
2000157216
1999171247
1998145194
1997149206
1996148210
1995133187
1994135181
1993111162
1992121162
1991121158
1990154203
1989122146
1988134178
1987133177
1986114151
1985118152
1984115138
198397128
1982126167
1981118146
1980139172
1979127173

Map of recent crashes in LS10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS10

The 24 most recent collisions in LS10 happened between 25 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS10

The A61 has the most collisions in LS10, 1,087 of 5,488 (20%), followed by the M1 (360).

Collisions in LS10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611,0871,56510162
2ndM13605651058
3rdA639239329231
4thM621237366222
5thB6481171252338
6thA65495134521
7thA653588204
8thA61106601

Council areas covering LS10

Collisions in LS10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 5,481 of 5,488 (99.9%).

Collisions in LS10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds5,4817,43082992
2ndPreston4400

Town in LS10

Of the 5,488 collisions in LS10, 4,404 (80%) were in Leeds.