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Wetherby road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 901 road traffic collisions in Wetherby, Leeds, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 148 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
901
814th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,178
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
16 people killed
Serious collisions
148
168 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wetherby

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious14816%
  • Slight74182%

What the data shows

  • Wetherby had 76 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 107 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Wetherby were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 151 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wetherby, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Wetherby.

Where Wetherby ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
814th
Most casualties
800th
Most fatal collisions
744th
Most serious collisions
872nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (13%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday175 (19%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight660 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway729 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (2%)
  • 30 mph627 (70%)
  • 40 mph96 (11%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph45 (5%)
  • 70 mph110 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds728 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant622 (53%)
  • Pedestrian246 (21%)
  • Cyclist122 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wetherby road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wetherby, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wetherby peaked at 39 in 1992; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251012
2024810
202357
202255
20211112
202099
201977
201834
201778
20161114
20151314
20141014
20131315
201279
2011811
20101115
20091624
200877
20071114
20061114
20051622
20042129
20031827
20022035
20012536
20002942
19991825
19982638
19971824
19963153
19952333
19941619
19932432
19923965
19912131
19903135
19893648
19883139
19873746
19863848
19853335
19843236
19832227
19823336
19811926
19802527
19793639

Map of recent crashes in Wetherby

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wetherby

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wetherby

The 24 most recent collisions in Wetherby happened between 27 December 2022 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wetherby

The B6164 has the most collisions in Wetherby, 210 of 901 (23%), followed by the A661 (203).

Collisions in Wetherby on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB6164210247146
2ndA661203243236
3rdB1224112158215
4thA1100192513
5thA1(M)152402
6thA58131912
7thA1687902

Council areas covering Wetherby

Collisions in Wetherby were recorded in 2 council areas. Leeds has 888 of 901 (99%).

Collisions in Wetherby by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLeeds8881,15710144
2ndNorth Yorkshire122024

Postcode district for Wetherby

All 901 collisions in Wetherby were in the LS22 postcode district.