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Pudsey road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,160 road traffic collisions in Pudsey, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,071 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 531 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 27% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,160
318th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,071
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
52 people killed
Serious collisions
531
587 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Up 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Pudsey

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.6%
  • Serious53117%
  • Slight2,57982%

What the data shows

  • Pudsey had 354 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 594 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Pudsey were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 697 children under 16 were killed or injured in Pudsey, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Pudsey.

Where Pudsey ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
318th
Most casualties
313th
Most fatal collisions
221st
Most serious collisions
323rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday411 (13%)
  • Tuesday509 (16%)
  • Wednesday451 (14%)
  • Thursday481 (15%)
  • Friday571 (18%)
  • Saturday436 (14%)
  • Sunday301 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,320 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit764 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,372 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway475 (15%)
  • Roundabout234 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph2,446 (77%)
  • 40 mph405 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph175 (5.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,585 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds393 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (1%)
  • Fog or mist16 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,146 (53%)
  • Pedestrian943 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist339 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist291 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant207 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant92 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Pudsey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Pudsey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Pudsey peaked at 112 in 1997; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253846
20243035
20233239
20224769
20213342
20202930
20192834
20182835
20173645
20165368
20157084
20145166
20135275
20126276
20115074
20105576
20096481
20086283
20075572
20067396
200581100
20046480
200388131
200291122
2001103141
2000104155
1999107141
1998106156
1997112142
199693128
199587114
19946674
19937890
19925864
19916588
19908598
19897694
19887494
198786110
19866981
19856592
19845365
19836071
198285101
1981103128
19807087
19798398

Map of recent crashes in Pudsey

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Pudsey

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Pudsey

The 24 most recent collisions in Pudsey happened between 12 May and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Pudsey

The A647 has the most collisions in Pudsey, 688 of 3,160 (22%), followed by the B6154 (474).

Collisions in Pudsey on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA64768895421114
2ndB6154474616478
3rdB6157280358449
4thB6155227297234
5thB6156135166318
6thA61206293210
7thA61103301
8thB61453400

Council areas covering Pudsey

Collisions in Pudsey were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 3,124 of 3,160 (99%).

Collisions in Pudsey by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds3,1244,02150525
2ndBradford365006

Postcode districts in Pudsey

Collisions in Pudsey were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by LS28 (3,113) and BD3 (44).