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LS4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,756 road traffic collisions in the LS4 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 302 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
1,756
1,861st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,386
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
302
336 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
30
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious30217%
  • Slight1,43181%

What the data shows

  • LS4 had 253 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 361 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in LS4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 246 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS4, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in LS4.

Where LS4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,861st
Most casualties
1,887th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
2,003rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (13%)
  • Tuesday252 (14%)
  • Wednesday273 (16%)
  • Thursday283 (16%)
  • Friday316 (18%)
  • Saturday254 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,206 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit510 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,529 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph1,623 (92%)
  • 40 mph101 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,421 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds233 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,295 (54%)
  • Pedestrian403 (17%)
  • Cyclist292 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (2%)
  • Van occupant47 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS4 peaked at 60 in 2000; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252530
20242931
20232427
20222933
20212226
20202227
20192731
20181417
20172740
20163443
20154358
20143749
20132632
20123142
20112633
20103448
20092535
20084661
20073654
20065792
20054360
20043956
20035696
20024973
20015379
20006091
19995878
199860101
19975386
19964561
19953971
19944159
19932633
19923440
19914054
19904660
19893947
19884144
19872936
19863442
19854448
19843439
19832627
19824052
19813743
19803953
19793748

Map of recent crashes in LS4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS4

The 24 most recent collisions in LS4 happened between 26 February and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS4

Of the 1,756 collisions in LS4, 764 were on the A65.

Collisions in LS4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA657641,0709128

Council area for LS4

LS4 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS4 accounts for 1.5% of them.

Town in LS4

All 1,756 collisions in LS4 were in Leeds.