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Otley (Leeds) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,119 road traffic collisions in Otley, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 225 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,119
699th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,422
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
225
241 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
16 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Otley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal232.1%
  • Serious22520%
  • Slight87178%

What the data shows

  • Otley had 147 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 193 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Otley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 205 children under 16 were killed or injured in Otley, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Otley.

Where Otley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
699th
Most casualties
688th
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
652nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday137 (12%)
  • Wednesday131 (12%)
  • Thursday175 (16%)
  • Friday210 (19%)
  • Saturday180 (16%)
  • Sunday136 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight876 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,027 (92%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph22 (2%)
  • 30 mph939 (84%)
  • 40 mph110 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds906 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant584 (41%)
  • Pedestrian380 (27%)
  • Cyclist180 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Otley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Otley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Otley peaked at 52 in 1981; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241216
20231519
20221315
20211112
20201618
20191521
20181821
20171212
20162528
20151923
20141515
20131826
20122127
20111924
20101724
20091619
20081824
20072534
20062541
20052330
20042332
20032430
20021926
20013036
20003250
19992225
19982936
19972944
19962734
19952627
19942328
19932326
19922332
19912733
19903046
19893745
19882732
19873050
19863439
19852835
19842529
19832932
19823341
19815265
19804350
19793139

Map of recent crashes in Otley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Otley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Otley

The 24 most recent collisions in Otley happened between 14 December 2023 and 15 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Otley

The A659 has the most collisions in Otley, 170 of 1,119 (15%), followed by the A660 (144).

Collisions in Otley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA659170229631
2ndA660144187432
3rdB6451136157221
4thA6038104161525
5thB65413300

Council areas covering Otley

Collisions in Otley were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 1,111 of 1,119 (99%).

Collisions in Otley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds1,1111,41023223
2ndNorth Yorkshire71102

Postcode district for Otley

All 1,119 collisions in Otley were in the LS21 postcode district.