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| Statistical Bulletin - Transport Series | |||||
| Key 1997 Road Accident Statistics | |||||
| Table 2 Casualties by Severity | |||||
| Fatal injury |
Serious injury |
Fatal and Serious |
Slight injury |
All Severities |
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| 1950 | 529 | 4,553 | 5,082 | 10,774 | 15,856 |
| 1955 | 610 | 5,096 | 5,706 | 15,193 | 20,899 |
| 1960 | 648 | 6,632 | 7,280 | 19,035 | 26,315 |
| 1965 | 743 | 8,744 | 9,487 | 22,340 | 31,827 |
| 1970 | 815 | 10,027 | 10,842 | 20,398 | 31,240 |
| 1975 | 769 | 8,779 | 9,548 | 19,073 | 28,621 |
| 1980 | 700 | 8,839 | 9,539 | 19,747 | 29,286 |
| 1981 | 677 | 8,840 | 9,517 | 19,249 | 28,766 |
| 1982 | 701 | 9,260 | 9,961 | 18,312 | 28,273 |
| 1983 | 624 | 7,633 | 8,257 | 16,967 | 25,224 |
| 1984 | 599 | 7,727 | 8,326 | 17,832 | 26,158 |
| 1985 | 602 | 7,788 | 8,390 | 18,900 | 27,290 |
| 1986 | 601 | 7,422 | 8,023 | 18,093 | 26,116 |
| 1987 | 556 | 6,707 | 7,263 | 17,485 | 24,748 |
| 1988 | 554 | 6,732 | 7,286 | 18,137 | 25,423 |
| 1989 | 553 | 6,997 | 7,550 | 19,980 | 27,530 |
| 1990 | 546 | 6,252 | 6,798 | 20,423 | 27,221 |
| 1991 | 490 | 5,639 | 6,129 | 19,210 | 25,339 |
| 1992 | 463 | 5,177 | 5,640 | 18,532 | 24,172 |
| 1993 | 399 | 4,454 | 4,853 | 17,562 | 22,415 |
| 1994 | 363 | 5,207 | 5,570 | 17,003 | 22,573 |
| 1995 | 409 | 4,930 | 5,339 | 16,855 | 22,194 |
| 1996 | 357 | 4,041 | 4,398 | 17,313 | 21,711 |
| 1997 | 377 | 4,047 | 4,424 | 18,185 | 22,609 |
| 1981 - 1985 average |
641 | 8,250 | 8,890 | 18,252 | 27,142 |
| 1997 percentage change: on 1996 | 6% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 4% |
| on 81-85 average | -41% | -51% | -50% | 0% | -17% |
| NB: 1. Some figures for 1996 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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