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LS2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,967 road traffic collisions in the LS2 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 533 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 51 collisions, up 34% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,967
898th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,062
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
32 people killed
Serious collisions
533
567 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
51
Up 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
64
Up 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal260.7%
  • Serious53313%
  • Slight3,40886%

What the data shows

  • LS2 had 501 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 840 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in LS2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 290 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS2, 5.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in LS2.

Where LS2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
898th
Most casualties
979th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
1,402nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday537 (14%)
  • Tuesday590 (15%)
  • Wednesday563 (14%)
  • Thursday649 (16%)
  • Friday706 (18%)
  • Saturday605 (15%)
  • Sunday317 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,781 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,071 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown96 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,163 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway939 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road696 (18%)
  • Roundabout129 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph52 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph3,443 (87%)
  • 40 mph455 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,280 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds487 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other54 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,033 (40%)
  • Pedestrian1,542 (30%)
  • Bus or coach occupant621 (12%)
  • Cyclist376 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant113 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS2 peaked at 143 in 1998; 2025 had 51.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 51
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255164
20243851
20234654
20225369
20214855
20202224
20194868
20185571
20177183
20166980
20156369
20147997
20136688
201279113
20117792
201078100
200996121
2008107134
200792118
2006103131
200593113
200497130
2003115162
2002117168
2001111158
200098150
1999117170
1998143209
1997112156
1996101132
1995106139
1994117143
1993105132
199296114
1991100120
19908596
198997112
198887102
198794118
19867693
19857393
198484103
19837888
19827395
19818588
19807991
197987105

Map of recent crashes in LS2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS2

The 24 most recent collisions in LS2 happened between 28 July and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS2

The A660 has the most collisions in LS2, 815 of 3,967 (21%), followed by the A61 (281).

Collisions in LS2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6608151,0378139
2ndA61281402123
3rdA58(M)242362024
4thA58150214122
5thA64(M)102160119
6thA64213103
7thA6537900

Council area for LS2

LS2 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS2 accounts for 3.4% of them.

Town in LS2

All 3,967 collisions in LS2 were in Leeds.