Official DfT STATS19 Data
Leeds Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Leeds from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 7,298 collisions, ranked #2 of 350 UK local authorities.
7,298
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
85
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
2,078
Serious
hospital-level injuries
9,341
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 1,395 | 16 | 410 | 969 | 1,730 |
| 2024 | 1,463 | 11 | 413 | 1,039 | 1,898 |
| 2023 | 1,464 | 11 | 431 | 1,022 | 1,888 |
| 2022 | 1,585 | 28 | 475 | 1,082 | 2,045 |
| 2021 | 1,391 | 19 | 349 | 1,023 | 1,780 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Leeds
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Leeds on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Leeds — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Leeds?
Leeds recorded 7,298 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 85 fatal and 2,078 serious collisions, with 9,341 total casualties. It ranks #2 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Leeds accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.