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LS3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,430 road traffic collisions in the LS3 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,048 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 212 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, down from 18 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,430
1,994th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,048
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
18 people killed
Serious collisions
212
250 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
18 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious21215%
  • Slight1,20284%

What the data shows

  • LS3 had 205 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 266 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in LS3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 151 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS3, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in LS3.

Where LS3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,994th
Most casualties
1,986th
Most fatal collisions
2,259th
Most serious collisions
2,209th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (16%)
  • Tuesday222 (16%)
  • Wednesday204 (14%)
  • Thursday230 (16%)
  • Friday235 (16%)
  • Saturday187 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight934 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit452 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway969 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway359 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph1,199 (84%)
  • 40 mph216 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,146 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,311 (64%)
  • Pedestrian258 (13%)
  • Cyclist159 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS3 peaked at 55 in 1999; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251617
20241824
20231620
20221728
20211824
20201923
20191922
20182634
20172535
20163137
20152742
20142632
20132038
20122335
20111927
20102334
20092634
20083349
20073241
20063757
20052330
20042846
20033456
20024673
20014875
20003867
19995581
19984676
19975582
19964467
19953249
19943757
19933966
19925066
19912944
19903641
19894052
19882843
19872937
19862534
19852122
19842427
19833250
19822739
19812334
19803235
19793846

Map of recent crashes in LS3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS3

The 24 most recent collisions in LS3 happened between 25 July 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS3

The A65 has the most collisions in LS3, 316 of 1,430 (22%), followed by the A58(M) (119).

Collisions in LS3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65316427848
2ndA58(M)119190216
3rdA5811217909

Council area for LS3

LS3 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS3 accounts for 1.2% of them.

Town in LS3

All 1,430 collisions in LS3 were in Leeds.