The A65: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 156 people were killed or seriously injured in 139 collisions on the A65, making it the 74th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
139
serious or fatal collisions
156
people killed or seriously injured
13
collisions that took a life
#74
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A65 carries 402 recorded injury collisions over the period, 139 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Leeds, North Yorkshire, Bradford, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Its fatal share, 9%, sits close to the 7% average for the numbered network. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2022 with 31 serious collisions, and the count is up 25% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A65
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Leeds49 KSI
- North Yorkshire33 KSI
- Bradford29 KSI
- South Lakeland11 KSI
- Westmorland and Furness8 KSI
- Craven6 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A65
2025: 30 (down 0% on the year before) · peak 31 in 2022 · +25% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A65
How many accidents happen on the A65?
Police recorded 402 injury collisions on the A65 over 2021–2025, of which 139 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 156 people killed or seriously injured, including 13 fatal collisions.
Is the A65 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 74 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 68 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A65 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Leeds, North Yorkshire, Bradford. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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