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LS7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,211 road traffic collisions in the LS7 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 979 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 84 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (66).

Collisions since 1979
6,211
291st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,495
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
79 people killed
Serious collisions
979
1,091 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
84
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
108
Up 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for LS7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal741.2%
  • Serious97916%
  • Slight5,15883%

What the data shows

  • LS7 had 722 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 1,034 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in LS7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,248 children under 16 were killed or injured in LS7, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in LS7.

Where LS7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
291st
Most casualties
268th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
417th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday916 (15%)
  • Tuesday951 (15%)
  • Wednesday912 (15%)
  • Thursday931 (15%)
  • Friday1,001 (16%)
  • Saturday801 (13%)
  • Sunday699 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,316 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,765 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown107 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,734 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway1,120 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road189 (3%)
  • Roundabout126 (2%)
  • Not recorded42 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph58 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph5,186 (83%)
  • 40 mph955 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,969 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds833 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds92 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds67 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds44 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist28 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other110 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded62 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,934 (58%)
  • Pedestrian1,713 (20%)
  • Cyclist639 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant440 (5.2%)
  • Motorcyclist432 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant141 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant104 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

LS7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in LS7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in LS7 peaked at 187 in 1990; 2025 had 84.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 84
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202584108
20246684
20237489
20226579
20216792
20205779
20198798
20185563
201778104
201689120
201592129
201487119
201393122
2012113172
201188124
2010103133
2009113170
2008101148
2007120172
2006124163
2005107156
2004156218
2003157231
2002179249
2001158238
2000182280
1999180275
1998182273
1997175255
1996160226
1995167220
1994173215
1993164297
1992164221
1991182249
1990187238
1989182238
1988165198
1987154217
1986145187
1985153181
1984168208
1983164206
1982163219
1981152202
1980162210
1979174220

Map of recent crashes in LS7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in LS7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in LS7

The 24 most recent collisions in LS7 happened between 17 September and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in LS7

The A61 has the most collisions in LS7, 1,078 of 6,211 (17%), followed by the A58 (486).

Collisions in LS7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611,0781,49516171
2ndA584867351355
3rdB6159325447146
4thA58(M)365503
5thB6157242605

Council area for LS7

LS7 is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. LS7 accounts for 5.3% of them.

Town in LS7

All 6,211 collisions in LS7 were in Leeds.