Table 7.4 Casualties by severity
|
Child |
Adult |
Total |
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|
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
Fatal |
Serious |
Slight |
Total |
|
| 81-85 average |
69 |
1,442 |
3,371 |
4,882 |
571 |
6,808 |
14,881 |
22,261 |
641 |
8,250 |
18,252 |
27,142 |
| 1988 |
51 |
1,171 |
3,171 |
4,393 |
503 |
5,561 |
14,968 |
21,032 |
554 |
6,732 |
18,139 |
25,425 |
| 1989 |
44 |
1,172 |
3,290 |
4,506 |
509 |
5,826 |
16,691 |
23,026 |
553 |
6,998 |
19,981 |
27,532 |
| 1990 |
48 |
1,083 |
3,479 |
4,610 |
498 |
5,169 |
16,948 |
22,615 |
546 |
6,252 |
20,427 |
27,225 |
| 1991 |
43 |
978 |
3,134 |
4,155 |
448 |
4,660 |
16,083 |
21,191 |
491 |
5,638 |
19,217 |
25,346 |
| 1992 |
41 |
856 |
3,150 |
4,047 |
422 |
4,320 |
15,383 |
20,125 |
463 |
5,176 |
18,533 |
24,172 |
| 1993 |
39 |
737 |
2,915 |
3,691 |
360 |
3,717 |
14,647 |
18,724 |
399 |
4,454 |
17,562 |
22,415 |
| 1994 |
37 |
992 |
3,134 |
4,163 |
326 |
4,215 |
13,870 |
18,411 |
363 |
5,207 |
17,004 |
22,574 |
| 1995 |
30 |
920 |
2,985 |
3,935 |
379 |
4,010 |
13,870 |
18,259 |
409 |
4,930 |
16,855 |
22,194 |
| 1996 |
27 |
763 |
3,037 |
3,827 |
330 |
3,278 |
14,280 |
17,888 |
357 |
4,041 |
17,317 |
21,715 |
| 1997 |
26 |
719 |
3,053 |
3,798 |
351 |
3,328 |
15,152 |
18,831 |
377 |
4,047 |
18,205 |
22,629 |
| 1998 |
32 |
666 |
2,838 |
3,536 |
353 |
3,401 |
15,170 |
18,924 |
385 |
4,067 |
18,008 |
22,460 |
| Per cent change: 1998 on 1981-85average |
-54 |
-54 |
-16 |
-28 |
-38 |
-50 |
2 |
-15 |
-40 |
-51 |
-1 |
-17 |
Table 7.5 Casualties by mode of transport and age group, 1998
|
Numbers |
Rates per 100,000 population |
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| Mode of transport |
Children 0-15 |
Young Persons 16-24 |
Adults 25-59 |
Older Adults 60+ |
Total |
Children 0-15 |
Young Persons 16-24 |
Adults 25-59 |
Older Adults 60+ |
Total |
| Pedestrian |
1,764 |
582 |
1,098 |
635 |
4,079 |
174 |
100 |
44 |
61 |
80 |
| Pedal cycle |
415 |
197 |
485 |
44 |
1,141 |
41 |
34 |
20 |
4 |
22 |
| Motorcycle |
18 |
235 |
702 |
21 |
976 |
2 |
41 |
28 |
2 |
19 |
| Car |
1,116 |
3,807 |
7,576 |
1,329 |
13,828 |
110 |
657 |
305 |
128 |
270 |
| Taxi |
18 |
52 |
251 |
39 |
360 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
| Minibus |
19 |
30 |
93 |
20 |
162 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Bus/Coach |
133 |
92 |
365 |
362 |
952 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
35 |
19 |
| Light goods |
35 |
101 |
411 |
22 |
569 |
3 |
17 |
17 |
2 |
11 |
| Heavy goods |
7 |
13 |
216 |
10 |
246 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
5 |
| Other |
11 |
28 |
98 |
10 |
147 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Total |
3,536 |
5,137 |
11,295 |
2,492 |
22,460 |
349 |
886 |
455 |
239 |
439 |
Table 7.6 Costs of injury accidents by type of road, and of 'damage only' accidents
|
Year |
Motorway |
Non Built-up |
Built-up |
All injury accidents |
Damage only |
All accidents |
|
£ million at 1997 prices |
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| 1987 |
25 |
626 |
727 |
1,377 |
134 |
1,511 |
| 1988 |
33 |
668 |
683 |
1,384 |
138 |
1,521 |
| 1989 |
28 |
689 |
711 |
1,428 |
149 |
1,577 |
| 1990 |
23 |
621 |
703 |
1,347 |
145 |
1,492 |
| 1991 |
33 |
563 |
625 |
1,221 |
137 |
1,358 |
| 1992 |
30 |
556 |
555 |
1,141 |
130 |
1,271 |
| 1993 |
30 |
500 |
467 |
998 |
121 |
1,118 |
| 1994 |
31 |
502 |
506 |
1,039 |
121 |
1,160 |
| 1995 |
25 |
523 |
502 |
1,050 |
119 |
1,169 |
| 1996 |
16 |
468 |
429 |
913 |
116 |
1,029 |
| 1997 |
27 |
511 |
402 |
941 |
120 |
1,061 |