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Bradford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53,723 road traffic collisions in Bradford from 1979 to 2025, and 72,891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 659 were fatal and 8,211 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 628 collisions, down 10% on 2024 (697).

Collisions since 1979
53,723
13th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
72,891
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
659
700 people killed
Serious collisions
8,211
9,113 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
628
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
780
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bradford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal6591.2%
  • Serious8,21115%
  • Slight44,85383%

What the data shows

  • Bradford had 6,638 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 9,571 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bradford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 13,027 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bradford, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Bradford.

Where Bradford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
13th
Most casualties
9th
Most fatal collisions
6th
Most serious collisions
13th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,730 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,517 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,793 (15%)
  • Thursday8,004 (15%)
  • Friday8,982 (17%)
  • Saturday7,735 (14%)
  • Sunday5,962 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight37,214 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15,155 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,035 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit204 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting115 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway44,193 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway6,752 (13%)
  • Roundabout1,830 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road564 (1%)
  • Not recorded384 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph491 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph46,212 (86%)
  • 40 mph6,667 (12%)
  • 50 mph21 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph222 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds43,425 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,278 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds752 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds695 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds417 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist284 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds74 (0.1%)
  • Other531 (1%)
  • Not recorded267 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant42,065 (58%)
  • Pedestrian17,198 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist5,341 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist3,464 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,032 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant1,150 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant870 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant246 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)233 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant205 (0.3%)
  • Other67 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bradford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bradford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bradford peaked at 1,702 in 1998; 2025 had 628.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 628
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025628780
2024697921
2023719957
2022725940
2021714978
2020485666
2019539735
2018676896
2017685931
20167701,083
20158661,184
20148201,191
20137931,161
20128851,327
20118531,220
20109511,395
20091,0151,503
20081,0371,572
20071,1221,703
20061,2291,833
20051,1941,798
20041,3842,069
20031,4412,180
20021,6082,438
20011,5322,273
20001,6312,480
19991,6282,329
19981,7022,437
19971,5852,101
19961,4621,960
19951,4311,839
19941,3661,735
19931,3101,676
19921,3021,672
19911,3631,714
19901,4201,803
19891,4131,723
19881,3451,657
19871,2471,524
19861,2741,521
19851,2691,533
19841,3371,592
19831,2651,552
19821,3191,645
19811,2121,527
19801,2731,633
19791,2011,504

Map of recent crashes in Bradford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bradford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bradford

The 24 most recent collisions in Bradford happened between 15 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bradford

The A6177 has the most collisions in Bradford, 4,949 of 53,723 (9.2%), followed by the A650 (4,321).

Collisions in Bradford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61774,9496,98756691
2ndA6504,3216,17664582
3rdA6473,3674,75349523
4thA6412,1973,12340359
5thA61812,0492,75020239
6thB61441,8742,68437286
7thA6581,8472,59544345
8thB61451,6452,32518259
9thA60361,2251,68335207
10thB63819251,25913143
11thA60377841,14012101
12thA6575988038112
13thB6380492635678
14thB6379331449859
15thA6176295410542
16thM606238405122
17thA638157212629
18thA58150238341
19thB6148138169230
20thB614779100013
21stB6146537216
22ndB6269354916
23rdB6177252604
24thA6038243507
25thA651111802
26thB6181101000
27thA61449901
28thA614591002
29thA64471001
30thB61547901

Council areas covering Bradford

Collisions in Bradford were recorded in 4 council areas. Bradford has 53,466 of 53,723 (99.5%).

Collisions in Bradford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBradford53,46672,5166578,146
2ndLeeds133184034
3rdKirklees108164231
4thCalderdale132000

Postcode districts in Bradford

Collisions in Bradford were recorded in 21 postcode districts, led by BD8 (6,646) and BD1 (6,416).