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LS16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,040 road traffic collisions in the LS16 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 772 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 40 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
4,040
873rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,552
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
83 people killed
Serious collisions
772
895 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
40
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal731.8%
  • Serious77219%
  • Slight3,19579%

What the data shows

  • LS16 had 463 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 679 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in LS16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 680 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS16, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in LS16.

Where LS16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
873rd
Most casualties
822nd
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday583 (14%)
  • Tuesday602 (15%)
  • Wednesday597 (15%)
  • Thursday616 (15%)
  • Friday627 (16%)
  • Saturday516 (13%)
  • Sunday499 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,816 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,018 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting127 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown74 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,226 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway539 (13%)
  • Roundabout245 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph2,221 (55%)
  • 40 mph1,019 (25%)
  • 50 mph44 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph522 (13%)
  • 70 mph196 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,217 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds517 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds59 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist35 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.2%)
  • Other70 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,406 (61%)
  • Pedestrian749 (13%)
  • Cyclist527 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist506 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant194 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant80 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS16 peaked at 140 in 1980; 2025 had 40.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 40
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254045
20244455
20235370
20225071
20213845
20203444
20193444
20185567
20176066
20165573
20155768
20146586
20136496
20126596
20115874
20106386
20096391
20088096
20076996
200695165
200591154
200494132
200394130
2002108173
200194122
2000122184
1999115188
1998122185
1997118169
199697144
1995121161
1994105164
199392115
199293127
199199136
1990125166
198997124
1988101133
1987101123
198689118
1985112140
1984114170
1983113129
1982115148
1981115153
1980140184
1979111146

Map of recent crashes in LS16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS16

The 24 most recent collisions in LS16 happened between 3 July and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS16

The A660 has the most collisions in LS16, 1,191 of 4,040 (29%), followed by the A6120 (542).

Collisions in LS16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6601,1911,61130256
2ndA61205427671290
3rdA658218385545

Council area for LS16

LS16 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS16 accounts for 3.4% of them.

Towns in LS16

Collisions in LS16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Leeds (2,551) and Bramhope (213).