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Thorp Arch road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Thorp Arch, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 144 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 21 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
105
2,760th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
144
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
21
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Thorp Arch

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious2120%
  • Slight8076%

What the data shows

  • 24% of collisions in Thorp Arch were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 13 children under 16 were killed or injured in Thorp Arch, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Thorp Arch.

Where Thorp Arch ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,760th
Most casualties
2,706th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,686th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (17%)
  • Tuesday16 (15%)
  • Wednesday16 (15%)
  • Thursday20 (19%)
  • Friday23 (22%)
  • Saturday7 (6.7%)
  • Sunday5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph66 (63%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph34 (32%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant77 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (18%)
  • Pedestrian17 (12%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Thorp Arch road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thorp Arch, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Thorp Arch peaked at 7 in 1996; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202424
202311
202222
202112
202000
201900
201824
201711
201611
201511
201411
201311
201211
201100
201000
200900
200800
200722
200634
200545
200423
200334
200211
200135
200055
199945
199836
199723
199679
199528
199457
199300
199234
199133
199047
198947
198800
198734
198677
198524
198444
198344
198256
198123
198011
197922

Map of recent crashes in Thorp Arch

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Thorp Arch

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Thorp Arch

The 24 most recent collisions in Thorp Arch happened between 16 February 2005 and 10 March 2025.

Severity

Council areas covering Thorp Arch

Collisions in Thorp Arch were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 100 of 105 (95%).

Collisions in Thorp Arch by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds100136421
2ndNorth Yorkshire3500

Postcode district for Thorp Arch

All 105 collisions in Thorp Arch were in the LS23 postcode district.