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East Ardsley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,227 road traffic collisions in East Ardsley, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 188 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,227
660th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,659
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
188
211 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for East Ardsley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious18815%
  • Slight1,02483%

What the data shows

  • East Ardsley had 148 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 201 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in East Ardsley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 246 children under 16 were killed or injured in East Ardsley, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in East Ardsley.

Where East Ardsley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
660th
Most casualties
623rd
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
729th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (13%)
  • Tuesday166 (14%)
  • Wednesday178 (15%)
  • Thursday183 (15%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday189 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight878 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway877 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway263 (21%)
  • Roundabout77 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph560 (46%)
  • 40 mph589 (48%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph45 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,001 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant971 (59%)
  • Pedestrian262 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (11%)
  • Cyclist101 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant50 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

East Ardsley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Ardsley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in East Ardsley peaked at 44 in 1998; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251517
20241120
20231821
20221719
20211724
2020910
20191532
20181414
20171317
20161933
20152039
20142026
20132228
20121831
20112127
20101829
20091824
20082232
20071726
20062535
20053141
20043770
20034157
20023447
20013647
20002937
19994053
19984472
19974358
19963741
19952636
19943037
19933238
19923543
19913541
19903036
19893141
19883339
19872739
19863244
19852732
19843338
19833139
19822228
19813340
19802432
19792529

Map of recent crashes in East Ardsley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in East Ardsley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in East Ardsley

The 24 most recent collisions in East Ardsley happened between 14 March 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in East Ardsley

The A650 has the most collisions in East Ardsley, 522 of 1,227 (43%), followed by the A653 (186).

Collisions in East Ardsley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA650522712487
2ndA653186288226
3rdA6029426813
4thM62415906

Council area for East Ardsley

East Ardsley is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. East Ardsley accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for East Ardsley

All 1,227 collisions in East Ardsley were in the WF3 postcode district.