Skip to main content
CrashStats

LS27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,841 road traffic collisions in the LS27 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 793 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 59 collisions, up 18% on 2024 (50).

Collisions since 1979
4,841
604th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,582
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
80 people killed
Serious collisions
793
915 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
59
Up 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
82
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal731.5%
  • Serious79316%
  • Slight3,97582%

What the data shows

  • LS27 had 595 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 939 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in LS27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 861 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS27, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LS27.

Where LS27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
604th
Most casualties
567th
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
752nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday695 (14%)
  • Tuesday704 (15%)
  • Wednesday712 (15%)
  • Thursday752 (16%)
  • Friday879 (18%)
  • Saturday630 (13%)
  • Sunday469 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,509 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,180 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown97 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,183 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway1,075 (22%)
  • Roundabout497 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (1%)
  • 30 mph2,575 (53%)
  • 40 mph1,237 (26%)
  • 50 mph57 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph184 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph738 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,888 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds623 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds81 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist37 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Other63 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,056 (62%)
  • Pedestrian929 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist563 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist340 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant280 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant239 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)77 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS27 peaked at 168 in 1998; 2025 had 59.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 59
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255982
20245066
20236584
20226070
20214661
20203544
20196989
201875105
20176191
20167594
201572102
201482112
20136788
201282118
201198132
201094132
200977112
2008134194
2007126161
2006107179
2005117158
2004130195
2003144219
2002131181
2001133200
2000137185
1999163234
1998168247
1997159222
1996140199
1995131167
1994110152
199392116
1992130166
1991118160
1990112146
1989121159
198882106
1987108130
1986131169
198597119
1984108137
1983104136
1982107124
1981104128
1980111158
1979119153

Map of recent crashes in LS27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS27

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS27

The 24 most recent collisions in LS27 happened between 3 June and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS27

The A650 has the most collisions in LS27, 852 of 4,841 (18%), followed by the A62 (607).

Collisions in LS27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6508521,14017136
2ndA6260786112108
3rdA6435938047111
4thB6123370518751
5thM623535481137
6thA653306452537
7thB6127290346450
8thM621230357541
9thB6126211278154
10thA6029263312
11thA5871211
12thA611061202
13thA61234500
14thB61354601

Council areas covering LS27

Collisions in LS27 were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 4,826 of 4,841 (99.7%).

Collisions in LS27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds4,8266,56073789
2ndKirklees101502

Towns in LS27

Collisions in LS27 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Morley, Leeds (2,766) and Drighlington and Gildersome (539).