The top ten most dangerous roads in Leeds revealed

New analysis, by the Yorkshire Evening Post, of police figures reveals that the most dangerous road in the city is Chapeltown Road between Chapel Allerton and Leeds.

The statistics, from 2014 to 2019, are based upon the number of recorded fatalities and serious injuries on these particular stretches.

This week's analysis comes as part of the Yorkshire Evening Post's 'Your Right To Know' series, which uncovers issues that we think you - our readers - have a right to know.

The fatality was four-year-old Yusuf Jatta who was hit by a Vauxhall Corsa at the junction of Chapeltown Road and Reginald Terrace in Chapeltown one Saturday afternoon at the end of April in 2017.

The boy, who attended Hillcrest Academy nursery, suffered serious multiple injuries and was taken to Leeds General Infirmary, where he was pronounced dead.

The second most dangerous road was found to be Selby Road, between Leeds and Temple Newsam, where there were two fatal collisions and 11 that resulted in serious injury.

One of the fatal collisions was in May 2015 where a Leeds motorcyclist, aged 38, died after a collision with a car at the junction with Carden Avenue, Halton Moor.

Statistics for the rest of the top ten

Woodhouse Lane (Leeds-Little London and Woodhouse) had 13 serious collisions while fourth in the list was Otley Road (Leeds-Weetwood) which had 12 serious collisions. Gelderd Road (Leeds-Morley North) had three deaths and eight serious collisions during this period and was followed in the list by Wakefield Road (Leeds Garforth-Swillington), with 11 serious collisions.

Seventh in the standings was Otley Road (Leeds-Adel and Wharfedale) at ten serious collisions as was Selby Road (Leeds - Garforth and Swillington), also with ten serious collisions.

At number nine was Stanningley Road (Leeds-Armley) recording three deaths and seven serious collisions and tenth was Tong Road (Leeds-Farnley and Wortley) with one death and nine serious collisions.

West Yorkshire Police Camera Enforcement Unit told the Yorkshire Evening Post that it enforces speed legislation on the roads of West Yorkshire on behalf of the West Yorkshire Casualty Prevention Partnership.

A spokesperson said: "This Unit is responsible for the deployment of both static and mobile enforcement cameras to pre-determined ‘high risk’ locations, where excessive speed or poor compliance with speed limits, have been identified as a factor in collisions. Each of the five WY local authorities are responsible for identifying potential camera enforcement sites where other means of addressing inappropriate or excessive speed have been considered.

"Where there is such collision and speed data that meets the requisite threshold, the local authorities work with the Partnership to assess whether it is possible to deploy either fixed or mobile cameras.

West Yorkshire Police are committed to preventing road casualties. Speeding is an acknowledged factor in preventable collisions. Using a combination of police officer and camera enforcement activity we will continue to promote safe driving through both education and training as alternatives to prosecution, where this is appropriate."

Note

Some stretches of road may show separately on police records as they fall into two council wards, and some fatalities might be listed by a different road where a crash happens at a junction.