Table 7 Child 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 |
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Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All | Killed | Killed & Serious | All |
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Pedestrian |
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1994-98 average | 11 | 532 | 1,886 | 5 | 31 | 52 | 17 | 562 | 1,938 |
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2002 | 9 | 317 | 1,253 | 3 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 340 | 1,296 |
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2003 | 2 | 258 | 1,179 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 272 | 1,199 |
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2004 prov. | 7 | 231 | 1,138 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 245 | 1,161 |
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% change on 2003 | * | -10% | -3% | * | * | * | * | -10% | -3% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -57% | -40% | * | * | -56% | * | -56% | -40% |
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Pedal cycle |
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1994-98 average | 2 | 86 | 497 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 100 | 537 |
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2002 | 0 | 40 | 252 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 46 | 277 |
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2003 | 1 | 40 | 263 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 48 | 276 |
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2004 prov. | 0 | 36 | 244 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 39 | 257 |
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% change on 2003 | * | * | -7% | * | * | * | * | * | -7% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -58% | -51% | * | * | * | * | -61% | -52% |
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Car |
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1994-98 average | 2 | 50 | 541 | 7 | 94 | 553 | 8 | 145 | 1,094 |
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2002 | 0 | 24 | 401 | 2 | 87 | 527 | 2 | 111 | 928 |
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2003 | 3 | 32 | 393 | 7 | 61 | 431 | 10 | 93 | 824 |
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2004 prov. | 0 | 23 | 378 | 3 | 54 | 415 | 3 | 77 | 793 |
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% change on 2003 | * | * | -4% | * | -11% | -4% | * | -17% | -4% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -54% | -30% | * | -43% | -25% | * | -47% | -28% |
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Bus/Coach |
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1994-98 average | 1 | 9 | 137 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 181 |
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2002 | 0 | 7 | 137 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 156 |
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2003 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 99 |
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2004 prov. | 0 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 81 |
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% change on 2003 | * | * | 6% | * | * | * | * | * | -18% |
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on 94-98 average | * | * | -51% | * | * | * | * | * | -55% |
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Other |
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1994-98 average | 0 | 12 | 49 | 1 | 12 | 53 | 1 | 24 | 102 |
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2002 | 0 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 21 | 89 |
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2003 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 78 |
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2004 prov. | 1 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 66 |
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% change on 2003 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | -15% |
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on 94-98 average | * | * | * | * | * | -51% | * | * | -35% |
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All child casualties |
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1994-98 average | 16 | 689 | 3,109 | 14 | 153 | 742 | 30 | 842 | 3,852 |
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2002 | 9 | 400 | 2,089 | 5 | 127 | 657 | 14 | 527 | 2,746 |
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2003 | 6 | 342 | 1,946 | 11 | 89 | 530 | 17 | 431 | 2,476 |
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2004 prov. | 8 | 305 | 1,867 | 4 | 76 | 491 | 12 | 381 | 2,358 |
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% change on 2003 | * | -11% | -4% | * | -15% | -7% | * | -12% | -5% |
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on 94-98 average | * | -56% | -40% | * | -50% | -34% | * | -55% | -39% |
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* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2003 and earlier years may have been revised slightly from those published previouslydue to late returns, or due to late corrections being made to returns that had been received earlier.