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Mr. Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road traffic accidents were reported last year in (a) the London Borough of Havering, (b) the London Borough of Redbridge, (c) the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and (d) the County of Essex. [99742]
Mr. Bob Ainsworth
Data for reported road traffic accidents in these areas referred are as follows:
| London Borough | 2001 | 2002 |
| Havering | 957 | 1801 |
| Redbridge | 1,186 | 1913 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 696 | 1536 |
| Essex | 19,005 | 18,803 |
| 1 Figures for December 2002 not yet available | ||
The figures for Essex include reported non-injury accidents whereas those for the London Boroughs do not. Non-injury accidents in the London boroughs are not recorded centrally.
The total number of accidents reported is not always a useful figure since many minor accidents are not reported and the length and type of roads in the four areas are very different.