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Key 2003 Road Accident Statistics
Table 6 Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity
Mode of Transport | Built-up roads | Non built-up roads | All roads |
Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All |
Pedestrian |
1994-98 average | 72 | 1,256 | 4,165 | 32 | 120 | 219 | 104 | 1,376 | 4,385 |
2001 | 51 | 835 | 3,247 | 25 | 83 | 159 | 76 | 918 | 3,406 |
2002 | 49 | 813 | 3,142 | 24 | 78 | 173 | 73 | 891 | 3,315 |
2003 prov. | 43 | 690 | 2,829 | 20 | 77 | 142 | 63 | 767 | 2,971 |
% change on 2002 | * | -15% | -10% | * | -1% | -18% | -14% | -14% | -10% |
on 94-98 average | -40% | -45% | -32% | * | -36% | -35% | -40% | -44% | -32% |
Pedal cycle |
1994-98 average | 4 | 196 | 1,130 | 6 | 53 | 153 | 11 | 249 | 1,283 |
2001 | 4 | 127 | 792 | 6 | 44 | 124 | 10 | 171 | 916 |
2002 | 0 | 124 | 726 | 8 | 27 | 101 | 8 | 151 | 827 |
2003 prov. | 6 | 103 | 705 | 8 | 34 | 95 | 14 | 137 | 800 |
% change on 2002 | * | -17% | -3% | * | * | -6% | * | -9% | -3% |
on 94-98 average | * | -47% | -38% | * | -36% | -38% | * | -45% | -38% |
Motor cycle |
1994-98 average | 5 | 148 | 509 | 26 | 207 | 426 | 31 | 355 | 935 |
2001 | 7 | 160 | 612 | 42 | 294 | 565 | 49 | 454 | 1,177 |
2002 | 8 | 183 | 631 | 38 | 274 | 535 | 46 | 457 | 1,166 |
2003 prov. | 12 | 159 | 589 | 38 | 258 | 522 | 50 | 417 | 1,111 |
% change on 2002 | * | -13% | -7% | * | -6% | -2% | * | -9% | -5% |
on 94-98 average | * | 7% | 16% | * | 24% | 22% | * | 17% | 19% |
Car |
1994-98 average | 28 | 718 | 6,236 | 181 | 1,783 | 7,125 | 209 | 2,501 | 13,360 |
2001 | 32 | 538 | 5,728 | 162 | 1,414 | 6,565 | 194 | 1,952 | 12,293 |
2002 | 14 | 495 | 5,546 | 140 | 1,281 | 6,280 | 154 | 1,776 | 11,826 |
2003 prov. | 22 | 495 | 5,369 | 163 | 1,187 | 6,337 | 185 | 1,682 | 11,706 |
% change on 2002 | * | 0% | -3% | 16% | -7% | 1% | 20% | -5% | -1% |
on 94-98 average | * | -31% | -14% | -10% | -33% | -11% | -11% | -33% | -12% |
Bus/Coach |
1994-98 average | 2 | 75 | 835 | 1 | 21 | 174 | 3 | 96 | 1,009 |
2001 | 0 | 51 | 707 | 0 | 11 | 116 | 0 | 62 | 823 |
2002 | 0 | 53 | 781 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 59 | 858 |
2003 prov. | 1 | 59 | 717 | 0 | 12 | 160 | 1 | 71 | 877 |
% change on 2002 | * | 11% | -8% | * | * | 108% | * | 20% | 2% |
on 94-98 average | * | -22% | -14% | * | * | -8% | * | -26% | -13% |
Other modes of transport |
1994-98 average | 3 | 81 | 607 | 17 | 179 | 737 | 20 | 260 | 1,344 |
2001 | 2 | 52 | 607 | 17 | 149 | 688 | 19 | 201 | 1,295 |
2002 | 3 | 48 | 581 | 20 | 143 | 687 | 23 | 191 | 1,268 |
2003 prov. | 3 | 75 | 556 | 16 | 114 | 648 | 19 | 189 | 1,204 |
% change on 2002 | * | * | -4% | * | -20% | -6% | * | -1% | -5% |
on 94-98 average | * | -7% | -8% | * | -36% | -12% | * | -27% | -10% |
All casualties |
1994-98 average | 115 | 2,474 | 13,481 | 263 | 2,364 | 8,834 | 378 | 4,838 | 22,316 |
2001 | 96 | 1,763 | 11,693 | 252 | 1,995 | 8,217 | 348 | 3,758 | 19,910 |
2002 | 74 | 1,716 | 11,407 | 230 | 1,809 | 7,853 | 304 | 3,525 | 19,260 |
2003 prov. | 87 | 1,581 | 10,765 | 245 | 1,682 | 7,904 | 332 | 3,263 | 18,669 |
% change on 2002 | 18% | -8% | -6% | 7% | -7% | 1% | 9% | -7% | -3% |
on 94-98 average | -24% | -36% | -20% | -7% | -29% | -11% | -12% | -33% | -16% |
* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2002 and earlier years may have been revised slightly from those published previously due to late returns, or due to late corrections being made to returns that had been received earlier.
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