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Rothwell (Leeds) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,356 road traffic collisions in Rothwell, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,803 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 268 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,356
611th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,803
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
26 people killed
Serious collisions
268
300 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Rothwell

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal261.9%
  • Serious26820%
  • Slight1,06278%

What the data shows

  • Rothwell had 130 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 41% fewer than the 220 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Rothwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 364 children under 16 were killed or injured in Rothwell, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Rothwell.

Where Rothwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
611th
Most casualties
588th
Most fatal collisions
390th
Most serious collisions
548th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (12%)
  • Tuesday221 (16%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday196 (14%)
  • Friday255 (19%)
  • Saturday186 (14%)
  • Sunday153 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight965 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit358 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,150 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,031 (76%)
  • 40 mph284 (21%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph25 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,125 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant954 (53%)
  • Pedestrian352 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (11%)
  • Cyclist155 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Rothwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Rothwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Rothwell peaked at 56 in 1982; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
20241619
20231217
20221315
20211620
2020811
2019910
20181112
20171822
20161727
20152330
20142430
20132228
20121830
20112024
20101723
20091622
20082428
20072839
20062840
20052237
20042228
20033958
20022437
20012839
20002535
19993039
19984763
19974775
19962737
19953354
19943952
19934249
19924153
19914879
19904961
19894654
19883139
19874150
19864155
19854053
19843138
19832832
19825660
19814356
19805364
19793347

Map of recent crashes in Rothwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Rothwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Rothwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Rothwell happened between 7 February 2024 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Rothwell

The A642 has the most collisions in Rothwell, 264 of 1,356 (19%), followed by the A639 (200).

Collisions in Rothwell on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA642264360555
2ndA639200310753
3rdA654176234236
4thA614057210

Council area for Rothwell

Rothwell is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Rothwell accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Rothwell

Of the 1,356 collisions in Rothwell, 1,355 (99.9%) were in the LS26 postcode district.