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Leeds road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 76,720 road traffic collisions in Leeds from 1979 to 2025, and 101,150 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 979 were fatal and 12,401 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 918 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (987).

Collisions since 1979
76,720
6th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
101,150
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
979
1,040 people killed
Serious collisions
12,401
13,720 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
918
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,095
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Leeds

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal9791.3%
  • Serious12,40116%
  • Slight63,34083%

What the data shows

  • Leeds had 9,900 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 13,917 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Leeds were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 14,740 children under 16 were killed or injured in Leeds, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Leeds.

Where Leeds ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
6th
Most casualties
5th
Most fatal collisions
4th
Most serious collisions
5th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10,786 (14%)
  • Tuesday11,247 (15%)
  • Wednesday11,401 (15%)
  • Thursday11,950 (16%)
  • Friday13,029 (17%)
  • Saturday10,559 (14%)
  • Sunday7,748 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54,067 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20,772 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1,515 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit194 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting172 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56,266 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway13,613 (18%)
  • Roundabout3,385 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2,946 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded510 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,219 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph60,287 (79%)
  • 40 mph13,255 (17%)
  • 50 mph477 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph773 (1%)
  • 70 mph709 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds62,873 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds9,409 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1,016 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds816 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds460 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist326 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds82 (0.1%)
  • Other990 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded748 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant52,251 (52%)
  • Pedestrian22,417 (22%)
  • Cyclist8,148 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist7,399 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6,731 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant1,860 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,179 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)378 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant374 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant291 (0.3%)
  • Other91 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Leeds road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leeds, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Leeds peaked at 2,254 in 1998; 2025 had 918.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 918
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259181,095
20249871,204
20239631,205
20221,0251,275
20219071,116
2020681830
20199351,154
20181,0301,260
20171,1531,434
20161,3011,668
20151,3001,710
20141,3331,699
20131,2181,612
20121,3281,859
20111,2451,699
20101,2731,751
20091,4471,942
20081,5212,030
20071,5252,050
20061,7272,396
20051,6962,341
20041,8132,568
20031,9172,800
20022,0662,966
20011,9662,843
20002,1723,187
19992,1703,068
19982,2543,308
19972,1803,098
19962,0902,928
19952,0512,782
19942,0812,750
19931,8282,487
19921,9902,548
19911,9482,478
19902,0322,545
19892,0092,432
19881,9252,384
19871,7942,259
19861,7912,214
19851,7002,037
19841,8332,215
19831,7942,160
19821,9892,492
19811,8902,341
19801,9942,445
19791,9302,485

Map of recent crashes in Leeds

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Leeds

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Leeds

The 24 most recent collisions in Leeds happened between 19 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Leeds

The A58 has the most collisions in Leeds, 3,596 of 76,720 (4.7%), followed by the A61 (3,363).

Collisions in Leeds on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA583,5965,00650479
2ndA613,3634,73848492
3rdA6603,3354,19136591
4thA642,3623,26373393
5thA61202,0492,82256360
6thA6531,9572,57518298
7thA651,8922,56028307
8thA6471,5742,22261264
9thB61591,4321,91614197
10thB61571,3631,8509226
11thA61101,1341,57424188
12thB61549101,19616152
13thA6437771,0748102
14thA637731,02121149
15thA58(M)6971,061674
16thA65765284610103
17thM621529781951
18thA62343461646
19thA639180243124
20thA64(M)170270327
21stB6481168248338
22ndA65491136422
23rdM184117118
24thB6126111305
25thA681001
26thA6508900
27thM627901
28thA6584601
29thB60924501
30thB61454800

Council areas covering Leeds

Collisions in Leeds were recorded in 10 council areas. Leeds has 76,665 of 76,720 (99.9%).

Collisions in Leeds by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds76,665101,08597912,392
2ndBlackpool111204
3rdPreston81000
4thNorth Yorkshire6600
5thWakefield5602
6thBarnsley4501
7thBradford4400
8thAmber Valley3401
9thBurnley3401
10thRibble Valley3300

Postcode districts in Leeds

Collisions in Leeds were recorded in 21 postcode districts, led by LS9 (7,871) and LS12 (7,387).