Road collisions in Bradford

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 5,163 road collisions where someone was hurt on Bradford's roads from 2021 to 2025. 54 were fatal and 1,374 serious.

Bradford in 2025

Reported injury collisions
956
Fatal
10
Serious
256
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
47.7
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Bradford by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021112607881,059
2022122498011,062
2023123247201,056
202492857361,030
202510256690956

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

6,762 people were killed or injured in collisions on Bradford's roads from 2021 to 2025, 1,583 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Bradford's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian254511,0011,477
Cyclist4130316450
E-scooter rider081321
Motorcyclist7159174340
Car occupant187343,4764,228
Van or goods vehicle occupant118108127
Bus or coach occupant0115263
Other1163956
All road users561,5275,1796,762

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph398
  • 30 mph4,142
  • 40 mph380
  • 50 mph53
  • 60 mph120
  • 70 mph70

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban89.0%
  • Rural11.0%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Bradford

Licensed cars kept in Bradford at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
234,866
Up 2.9% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
421
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
3.1%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
6.4%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
113,636 (48.4%)
Diesel
82,477 (35.1%)
Hybrid (petrol)
25,335 (10.8%)
Electric and other fuels
13,418 (5.7%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.