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LS28 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,208 road traffic collisions in the LS28 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,553 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 86 were fatal and 730 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 53 collisions, up 39% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
4,208
810th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,553
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
86
91 people killed
Serious collisions
730
823 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
53
Up 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Up 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS28

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal862%
  • Serious73017%
  • Slight3,39281%

What the data shows

  • LS28 had 465 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 761 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in LS28 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 876 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS28, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in LS28.

Where LS28 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
810th
Most casualties
821st
Most fatal collisions
429th
Most serious collisions
890th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday552 (13%)
  • Tuesday634 (15%)
  • Wednesday610 (14%)
  • Thursday646 (15%)
  • Friday772 (18%)
  • Saturday578 (14%)
  • Sunday416 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,039 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,065 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown85 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,305 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway590 (14%)
  • Roundabout229 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph43 (1%)
  • 30 mph3,044 (72%)
  • 40 mph604 (14%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph291 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph209 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,402 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds548 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (1%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,127 (56%)
  • Pedestrian1,135 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist469 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist379 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant237 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant131 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS28 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS28, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS28 peaked at 143 in 1997; 2025 had 53.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 53
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255365
20243847
20234555
20226190
20214555
20203338
20194354
20183236
20175060
20166583
201587104
20146180
20136591
201274102
201166102
201070102
20097897
200884113
200780111
200696136
2005109141
200485116
2003108164
2002135195
2001139192
2000131190
1999136194
1998142222
1997143188
1996126175
1995116160
199499121
199397119
19928396
199193122
1990122148
1989104128
1988102128
1987100127
1986100118
198591125
19847691
198389109
1982110137
1981128159
1980101127
1979117140

Map of recent crashes in LS28

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS28

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS28

The 24 most recent collisions in LS28 happened between 30 July and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS28

The A647 has the most collisions in LS28, 730 of 4,208 (17%), followed by the B6154 (500).

Collisions in LS28 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6477301,00722126
2ndB6154500652682
3rdB6157436579580
4thA61202293511441
5thB6155227297234
6thA657201280345
7thB6156167222321
8thA61105602
9thB61453400

Council areas covering LS28

Collisions in LS28 were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 4,194 of 4,208 (99.7%).

Collisions in LS28 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds4,1945,53586728
2ndBradford131702

Towns in LS28

Collisions in LS28 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Pudsey (3,113) and Leeds (360).