Road safety & collisions
Are our roads getting safer?
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Casualties each year, by severity
Every injured casualty recorded by West Yorkshire Police, split by how serious the injury was. The total has fallen sharply since 2009, with a steep dip in 2020 during the pandemic lockdowns.
The serious cases haven't followed
Killed or seriously injured (KSI) is the measure behind the city's "Vision Zero" ambition. Unlike the total, it has climbed back up since the pandemic — the hardest injuries to prevent are proving stubborn.
Who gets hurt?
Casualties split into drivers and riders, their passengers, and pedestrians. Pedestrians are among the most vulnerable — they have no vehicle around them.
When do crashes happen?
Casualties by hour of the day, added up across every year. The evening rush hour is the most dangerous time to be on Leeds' roads.
Source: Road traffic collisions on Datamillnorth, published by Leeds City Council from police Stats19 records. Last updated —.
Each row is one injured casualty, so a single crash can produce several. Figures cover injuries reported to West Yorkshire Police; minor knocks that go unreported won't appear. The council changed its file format around 2017 — older years spell severity out, newer ones use Stats19 codes — which we normalise. "KSI" means killed or seriously injured. Location coordinates are only published for the earlier years, so this page focuses on the trend rather than a map.