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WF3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,559 road traffic collisions in the WF3 postcode district, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 91 were fatal and 889 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 88 collisions, up 10% on 2024 (80).

Collisions since 1979
5,559
410th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,201
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
91
97 people killed
Serious collisions
889
1,085 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
88
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
120
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WF3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal911.6%
  • Serious88916%
  • Slight4,57982%

What the data shows

  • WF3 had 822 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 1,113 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in WF3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 802 children under 16 were killed or injured in WF3, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in WF3.

Where WF3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
410th
Most casualties
295th
Most fatal collisions
370th
Most serious collisions
561st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday789 (14%)
  • Tuesday817 (15%)
  • Wednesday824 (15%)
  • Thursday811 (15%)
  • Friday968 (17%)
  • Saturday742 (13%)
  • Sunday608 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,963 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,300 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting172 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown109 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,729 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway1,880 (34%)
  • Roundabout745 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road177 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,749 (31%)
  • 40 mph1,601 (29%)
  • 50 mph93 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph247 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph1,836 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,537 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds653 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds113 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds51 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist39 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.3%)
  • Other59 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,838 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist620 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian609 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant353 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist323 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)176 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant149 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant49 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant35 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WF3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WF3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WF3 peaked at 176 in 2003; 2025 had 88.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 88
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202588120
202480129
202389112
202288112
202173108
20204871
201992139
201895140
201790133
201679136
2015110169
201484116
201381118
201290146
2011104148
2010114202
2009103166
2008140223
2007150242
2006137214
2005142215
2004172312
2003176284
2002149219
2001139219
2000149241
1999169260
1998171250
1997158242
1996170250
1995144209
1994148202
1993142183
1992140194
1991132174
1990132172
1989112153
1988122172
1987108148
1986112163
1985111152
198499134
198398136
198298131
1981127166
1980102132
1979102144

Map of recent crashes in WF3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WF3

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WF3

The 24 most recent collisions in WF3 happened between 17 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WF3

The M62 has the most collisions in WF3, 1,329 of 5,559 (24%), followed by the A650 (778).

Collisions in WF3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM621,3292,19021164
2ndA6507781,0458115
3rdM1559918765
4thA615017491193
5thA6424816881095
6thA653466710675
7thA654171254529
8thB6135103152222
9thA6029639327
10thA6454400

Council areas covering WF3

Collisions in WF3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Leeds has 4,689 of 5,559 (84%).

Collisions in WF3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds4,6897,00774699
2ndWakefield8631,18617189
3rdKirklees3301

Towns in WF3

Collisions in WF3 were recorded in 6 towns, led by East Ardsley (1,227) and Lofthouse and Robin Hood (547).