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LS23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,173 road traffic collisions in the LS23 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 249 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,173
2,131st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,730
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
29
32 people killed
Serious collisions
249
291 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for LS23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal292.5%
  • Serious24921%
  • Slight89576%

What the data shows

  • LS23 had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 162 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in LS23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 232 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS23, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LS23.

Where LS23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,131st
Most casualties
2,098th
Most fatal collisions
1,875th
Most serious collisions
2,136th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (13%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (16%)
  • Friday235 (20%)
  • Saturday134 (11%)
  • Sunday116 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight895 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting142 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway332 (28%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph466 (40%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph318 (27%)
  • 70 mph324 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds939 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (11%)
  • Fog or mist29 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,093 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (11%)
  • Pedestrian152 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist87 (5%)
  • Van occupant59 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS23 peaked at 50 in 1991; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025911
20241317
20231120
20221634
20211419
20201215
20191316
20181321
20171518
20161718
20151521
20141314
2013813
20121216
20111624
201089
20092131
20082538
20073048
20061420
20051622
20043243
20033961
20023555
20012939
20003041
19993645
19983067
19973652
19963596
19952952
19942230
19932033
19923346
19915068
19903959
19893239
19883051
19872838
19864565
19853440
19843844
19833346
19823742
19813347
19803552
19792234

Map of recent crashes in LS23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS23

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS23

The 24 most recent collisions in LS23 happened between 3 August 2023 and 2 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS23

The A1 has the most collisions in LS23, 259 of 1,173 (22%), followed by the A659 (215).

Collisions in LS23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12594231149
2ndA659215282236
3rdA1(M)87141317
4thA644503

Council areas covering LS23

Collisions in LS23 were recorded in 3 council areas. Leeds has 1,092 of 1,173 (93%).

Collisions in LS23 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds1,0921,61227224
2ndNorth Yorkshire6596220
3rdYork131902

Towns in LS23

Collisions in LS23 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Boston Spa (282) and Thorp Arch (105).