Crap Towns / Leeds / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Leeds?
There were 5.3 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Leeds from 2021 to 2025, 2.2 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.3, up from 4.4 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds | – | 5.3 |
| Batley | 11.3 km | 4.3 |
| Gomersal and Birkenshaw | 11.0 km | 3.6 |
| Gildersome | 7.7 km | 3.5 |
| Pudsey | 8.1 km | 3.5 |
| Drighlington | 9.1 km | 3.4 |
| Morley | 7.5 km | 3.3 |
| East Ardsley | 9.0 km | 3.0 |
| Yeadon | 10.2 km | 2.7 |
| Rothwell | 7.3 km | 2.6 |
| Rawdon | 9.2 km | 1.8 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |