I have been advised by the PSNI that only figures in respect of injury collisions are recorded. Information regarding the number of such traffic collisions is set out in the following table.
Figures for non injury collisions are not held. Current policy does not require police attendance at non injury or damage only collisions.
The PSNI have also advised they are unable to provide figures for injury collisions involving drivers resident outside the UK but have provided figures for injury collisions involving a driver who is resident outside Northern Ireland.
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Injury road traffic collisions in Northern Ireland: 1996 to 2005 Fatal collision 130 136 139 129 149 137 136 128 128 127 Serious collision 1,155 1,137 1,107 1,085 1,275 1,241 1,105 964 895 835 Slight collision 5,808 5,919 6,241 6,348 6,964 6,069 5,543 4,957 4,610 3,985 Total 7,093 7,192 7,487 7,562 8,388 7,447 6,784 6,049 5,633 4,947 Injury road traffic collisions involving a driver not resident in Northern Ireland: 2001 to 20051 Fatal collision n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9 12 7 11 9 Serious collision n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 41 49 40 28 39 Slight collision n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 192 221 153 175 132 Total n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 242 282 200 214 180 n/a – not available 1 2001 is the first full year where data are available for drivers who reside outside Northern Ireland Note: 2006 statistics are unavailable at present as the figures are currently being collated.