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Burley in Wharfedale road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 288 road traffic collisions in Burley in Wharfedale, Bradford, from 1979 to 2025, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 52 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
288
1,593rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
354
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
7 people killed
Serious collisions
52
60 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burley in Wharfedale

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23080%

What the data shows

  • Burley in Wharfedale had 31 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% fewer than the 32 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Burley in Wharfedale were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 64 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burley in Wharfedale, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Burley in Wharfedale.

Where Burley in Wharfedale ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,593rd
Most casualties
1,636th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,700th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (17%)
  • Wednesday46 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (92%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph223 (77%)
  • 40 mph43 (15%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant157 (44%)
  • Pedestrian75 (21%)
  • Cyclist57 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burley in Wharfedale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burley in Wharfedale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burley in Wharfedale peaked at 19 in 1983; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202455
202333
202244
202122
202022
201911
201856
201733
201657
201500
201422
201322
201223
201169
201022
200911
200833
200755
2006917
200544
200425
2003710
200233
200169
200044
1999710
199834
1997912
199612
199544
19941414
19931317
1992911
199133
199068
19891112
19881015
198799
19861010
19851216
19841319
19831921
19821113
19811112
19801314
19791115

Map of recent crashes in Burley in Wharfedale

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burley in Wharfedale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burley in Wharfedale

The 24 most recent collisions in Burley in Wharfedale happened between 28 December 2017 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burley in Wharfedale

The A65 has the most collisions in Burley in Wharfedale, 157 of 288 (55%), followed by the A660 (5).

Collisions in Burley in Wharfedale on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA65157196426
2ndA6605910

Council area for Burley in Wharfedale

Burley in Wharfedale is in Bradford, where police recorded 80,457 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Burley in Wharfedale accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Burley in Wharfedale

All 288 collisions in Burley in Wharfedale were in the LS29 postcode district.