Key 2002 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 |
Fatal | Fatal & Serious | All | Fatal | Fatal & Serious | All | Fatal | Fatal & Serious | All |
Pedestrian |
1994-98 average | 72 | 1,256 | 4,165 | 32 | 120 | 219 | 104 | 1,376 | 4,385 |
2000 | 49 | 910 | 3,434 | 23 | 86 | 168 | 72 | 996 | 3,602 |
2001 | 50 | 834 | 3,248 | 25 | 83 | 159 | 75 | 917 | 3,407 |
2002 prov. | 49 | 805 | 3,140 | 24 | 78 | 173 | 73 | 883 | 3,313 |
% change on 2001 | * | -3% | -3% | * | -6% | 9% | -3% | -4% | -3% |
on 94-98 average | -32% | -36% | -25% | * | -35% | -21% | -30% | -36% | -24% |
Pedal cycle |
1994-98 average | 4 | 196 | 1,130 | 6 | 53 | 153 | 11 | 249 | 1,283 |
2000 | 6 | 138 | 788 | 6 | 38 | 94 | 12 | 176 | 882 |
2001 | 4 | 127 | 794 | 6 | 44 | 124 | 10 | 171 | 918 |
2002 prov. | 0 | 122 | 727 | 8 | 27 | 101 | 8 | 149 | 828 |
% change on 2001 | * | -4% | -8% | * | * | -19% | * | -13% | -10% |
on 94-98 average | * | -38% | -36% | * | -49% | -34% | * | -40% | -35% |
Motor cycle |
1994-98 average | 5 | 148 | 509 | 26 | 207 | 426 | 31 | 355 | 935 |
2000 | 8 | 188 | 586 | 32 | 286 | 542 | 40 | 474 | 1,128 |
2001 | 7 | 160 | 612 | 42 | 294 | 565 | 49 | 454 | 1,177 |
2002 prov. | 8 | 183 | 629 | 38 | 274 | 535 | 46 | 457 | 1,164 |
% change on 2001 | * | 14% | 3% | * | -7% | -5% | * | 1% | -1% |
on 94-98 average | * | 24% | 24% | * | 32% | 26% | * | 29% | 24% |
Car |
1994-98 average | 28 | 718 | 6,236 | 181 | 1,783 | 7,125 | 209 | 2,501 | 13,360 |
2000 | 30 | 521 | 5,970 | 152 | 1,458 | 6,681 | 182 | 1,979 | 12,651 |
2001 | 32 | 538 | 5,728 | 162 | 1,411 | 6,561 | 194 | 1,949 | 12,289 |
2002 prov. | 14 | 490 | 5,534 | 140 | 1,279 | 6,272 | 154 | 1,769 | 11,806 |
% change on 2001 | * | -9% | -3% | -14% | -9% | -4% | -21% | -9% | -4% |
on 94-98 average | * | -32% | -11% | -23% | -28% | -12% | -26% | -29% | -12% |
Bus/Coach |
1994-98 average | 2 | 75 | 835 | 1 | 21 | 174 | 3 | 96 | 1,009 |
2000 | 1 | 68 | 810 | 0 | 12 | 124 | 1 | 80 | 934 |
2001 | 0 | 51 | 709 | 0 | 11 | 116 | 0 | 62 | 825 |
2002 prov. | 0 | 53 | 783 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 59 | 860 |
% change on 2001 | * | 4% | 10% | * | * | -34% | * | -5% | 4% |
on 94-98 average | * | -30% | -6% | * | * | -56% | * | -39% | -15% |
Other modes of transport |
1994-98 average | 3 | 81 | 607 | 17 | 179 | 737 | 20 | 260 | 1,344 |
2000 | 3 | 58 | 650 | 16 | 130 | 661 | 19 | 188 | 1,311 |
2001 | 2 | 52 | 607 | 17 | 149 | 689 | 19 | 201 | 1,296 |
2002 prov. | 3 | 48 | 578 | 20 | 143 | 689 | 23 | 191 | 1,267 |
% change on 2001 | * | -8% | -5% | * | -4% | 0% | * | -5% | -2% |
on 94-98 average | * | -41% | -5% | * | -20% | -7% | * | -27% | -6% |
All casualties |
1994-98 average | 115 | 2,474 | 13,481 | 263 | 2,364 | 8,834 | 378 | 4,838 | 22,316 |
2000 | 97 | 1,883 | 12,238 | 229 | 2,010 | 8,270 | 326 | 3,893 | 20,508 |
2001 | 95 | 1,762 | 11,698 | 252 | 1,992 | 8,214 | 347 | 3,754 | 19,912 |
2002 prov. | 74 | 1,701 | 11,391 | 230 | 1,807 | 7,847 | 304 | 3,508 | 19,238 |
% change on 2001 | -22% | -3% | -3% | -9% | -9% | -4% | -12% | -7% | -3% |
on 94-98 average | -36% | -31% | -16% | -13% | -24% | -11% | -20% | -27% | -14% |
* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2001 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.