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Swillington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 231 road traffic collisions in Swillington, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
231
1,802nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
284
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
59
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Swillington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5926%
  • Slight16873%

What the data shows

  • Swillington had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 44% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in Swillington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 52 children under 16 were killed or injured in Swillington, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Swillington.

Where Swillington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,802nd
Most casualties
1,871st
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday39 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (89%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds193 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant125 (44%)
  • Pedestrian77 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (17%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Swillington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swillington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Swillington peaked at 11 in 1993; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202445
202322
202222
202100
202011
201900
201844
201733
201622
2015710
201433
201333
201223
201169
201011
200933
200833
200700
200668
2005811
200446
2003811
200267
200122
200036
199934
199878
1997910
19961013
199534
1994810
19931112
19921115
199178
199045
1989911
1988810
198722
198667
198566
19841116
198345
198256
19811113
198088
197944

Map of recent crashes in Swillington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Swillington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Swillington

The 24 most recent collisions in Swillington happened between 17 April 2015 and 16 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Swillington

Of the 231 collisions in Swillington, 139 were on the A642.

Collisions in Swillington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA642139180330

Council area for Swillington

Swillington is in Leeds, where police recorded 117,596 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Swillington accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Swillington

All 231 collisions in Swillington were in the LS26 postcode district.