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LS12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,745 road traffic collisions in the LS12 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 10,374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 125 were fatal and 1,243 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 87 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (111).

Collisions since 1979
7,745
134th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,374
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
125
130 people killed
Serious collisions
1,243
1,407 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
87
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
102
Down 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1251.6%
  • Serious1,24316%
  • Slight6,37782%

What the data shows

  • LS12 had 1,076 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 1,372 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in LS12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,384 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS12, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in LS12.

Where LS12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
134th
Most casualties
121st
Most fatal collisions
147th
Most serious collisions
182nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,096 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,180 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,196 (15%)
  • Thursday1,250 (16%)
  • Friday1,216 (16%)
  • Saturday1,029 (13%)
  • Sunday778 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,473 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,062 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown170 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,215 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway1,425 (18%)
  • Roundabout943 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road132 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph64 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,876 (63%)
  • 40 mph2,340 (30%)
  • 50 mph210 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph135 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph120 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,334 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds984 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds89 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds76 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds47 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist31 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (0.2%)
  • Other98 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded73 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,066 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,749 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist917 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist711 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant427 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant274 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant86 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)64 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant39 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS12 peaked at 253 in 2000; 2025 had 87.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 87
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202587102
2024111148
202399126
2022130161
202186117
20206174
2019114136
2018121161
2017125165
2016142185
2015128185
2014127161
2013111152
2012131191
2011118166
2010120164
2009130173
2008151200
2007176223
2006180248
2005194273
2004186268
2003192282
2002215287
2001230350
2000253386
1999214292
1998242394
1997212303
1996238358
1995243352
1994233297
1993163208
1992197240
1991163205
1990189246
1989209254
1988177215
1987170211
1986154184
1985151186
1984165202
1983146168
1982212275
1981159208
1980194247
1979196245

Map of recent crashes in LS12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS12

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS12

The 24 most recent collisions in LS12 happened between 27 September and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS12

The A647 has the most collisions in LS12, 1,137 of 7,745 (15%), followed by the A58 (1,002).

Collisions in LS12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6471,1371,57232179
2ndA581,0021,42010133
3rdA61107281,02118115
4thB615472394314119
5thA62380512660
6thM621192288314
7thA643148208212
8thA58(M)395602
9thA6120122015
10thB61265702
11thB61573301

Council area for LS12

LS12 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS12 accounts for 6.6% of them.

Towns in LS12

Collisions in LS12 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Leeds (7,387) and Morley, Leeds (21).