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LS6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,619 road traffic collisions in the LS6 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 7,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 47 were fatal and 971 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 71 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (68).

Collisions since 1979
5,619
397th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,211
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
47
54 people killed
Serious collisions
971
1,042 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
71
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
84
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal470.8%
  • Serious97117%
  • Slight4,60182%

What the data shows

  • LS6 had 765 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 1,107 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in LS6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 784 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS6, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in LS6.

Where LS6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
397th
Most casualties
442nd
Most fatal collisions
1,276th
Most serious collisions
424th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday756 (13%)
  • Tuesday868 (15%)
  • Wednesday813 (14%)
  • Thursday905 (16%)
  • Friday977 (17%)
  • Saturday775 (14%)
  • Sunday525 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,766 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,694 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown132 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,241 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway302 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout25 (0.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph89 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph5,249 (93%)
  • 40 mph255 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,557 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds711 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds76 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds63 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist25 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other68 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded73 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,330 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,742 (24%)
  • Cyclist1,110 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist498 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant283 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant102 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant100 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS6 peaked at 200 in 1998; 2025 had 71.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 71
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257184
20246876
202389107
202289105
20217285
20205762
20195766
20187074
20178499
2016108134
2015107129
2014108128
2013108133
2012108147
201199123
2010104137
2009121154
2008102130
2007104134
2006146202
2005150209
2004131194
2003126180
2002122188
2001138191
2000151200
1999188267
1998200284
1997162249
1996179247
1995157213
1994163217
1993109129
1992133147
1991129159
1990129157
1989131157
1988107130
198798116
1986129151
1985120145
1984131152
1983132155
1982144182
1981123153
1980122147
1979143183

Map of recent crashes in LS6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS6

The 24 most recent collisions in LS6 happened between 22 August and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS6

The A660 has the most collisions in LS6, 1,689 of 5,619 (30%), followed by the B6157 (580).

Collisions in LS6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6601,6892,05814309
2ndB6157580748492
3rdB6159102137018
4thA6120172513

Council area for LS6

LS6 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS6 accounts for 4.8% of them.

Town in LS6

Of the 5,619 collisions in LS6, 5,589 (99%) were in Leeds.