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Roads: Accidents

Volume 481: debated on Tuesday 28 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) how many drivers under the age of 25 years were involved in road collisions in each region of England and Wales in (a) each of the last 10 years and (b) 2008 to date; (227135)

(2) how many road collisions involved drivers under the age of 25 in each region of England and Wales in (a) each of the last 10 years and (b) 2008 to date;

(3) how many people were (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) injured as a result of traffic collisions involving drivers under the age of 25 years in each region of England and Wales in (i) each of the last 10 years and (ii) 2008 to date.

The numbers of drivers or riders under the age of 25 years old involved in reported personal injury road accidents in each Government Office region in England and Wales in 1998 to 2007 are given in the following table.

Number of drivers/riders under 25 years old

Government Office region

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

North East

3,355

2,897

2,924

2,778

2,858

3,033

2,968

2,901

2,884

2,750

North West

12,525

11,769

11,392

10,927

10,652

10,422

10,574

10,190

9,237

8,622

Yorkshire and the Humber

8,444

8,033

7,794

7,572

7,820

7,545

7,063

6,690

6,681

6,587

East Midlands

6,642

6,187

6,166

5,981

6,011

6,057

5,865

6,032

5,652

5,707

West Midlands

8,394

8,804

8,061

7,658

7,619

7,360

7,178

7,394

7,129

7,190

East of England

9,557

8,784

8,891

8,695

8,416

8,511

8,643

8,402

7,904

7,810

South East

13,454

12,879

12,093

11,848

11,803

11,570

11,745

11,393

11,602

11,187

London

11,185

10,833

10,377

9,913

9,299

8,467

7,599

6,816

6,044

5,745

South West

7,496

7,442

7,223

7,524

7,646

7,373

7,602

7,887

7,417

7,127

England

81,052

77,628

74,921

72,896

72,124

70,338

69,237

67,705

64,550

62,725

Wales

4,112

3,967

3,664

3,745

3,970

4,007

4,189

3,919

3,896

3,795

England and Wales

85,164

81,595

78,585

76,641

76,094

74,345

73,426

71,624

68,446

66,520

The numbers of reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one driver or rider under the age of 25 years old in each Government Office region in England and Wales in 1998 to 2007 are given in the following table.

Number of accidents

Government Office Region

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

North East

3,038

2,620

2,660

2,552

2,633

2,741

2,704

2,631

2,607

2,481

North West

11,194

10,556

10,349

9,906

9,666

9,413

9,447

9,134

8,316

7,719

Yorkshire and the Humber

7,619

7,270

7,093

6,879

7,105

6,828

6,441

6,054

6,040

5,974

East Midlands

6,060

5,621

5,618

5,465

5,477

5,507

5,329

5,461

5,164

5,176

West Midlands

7,565

7,839

7,341

7,008

6,952

6,710

6,534

6,678

6,458

6,487

East of England

8,578

7,959

8,057

7,850

7,668

7,684

7,789

7,583

7,111

6,972

South East

12,144

11,610

11,039

10,788

10,673

10,476

10,649

10,315

10,462

10,106

London

10,371

10,053

9,656

9,231

8,647

7,859

7,079

6,337

5,623

5,338

South West

6,766

6,753

6,543

6,822

6,902

6,650

6,851

7,066

6,622

6,351

England

73,335

70,281

68,356

66,501

65,723

63,868

62,823

61,259

58,403

56,604

Wales

3,716

3,590

3,309

3,385

3,566

3,599

3,769

3,507

3,422

3,356

England and Wales

77,051

73,871

71,665

69,886

69,289

67,467

66,592

64,766

61,825

59,960

The numbers of people (a) killed, (b) seriously injured and (c) slightly injured resulting from reported personal injury road accidents involving at least one driver or rider under the age of 25 years old in each Government Office region in England and Wales in 1998 to 2007 are given in the following table.

Number of casualties

Government Office Region

Severity

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

North East

Killed

36

30

25

34

40

50

59

51

45

31

Serious

409

339

373

354

343

365

349

335

429

346

Slight

4,076

3,493

3,537

3,436

3,497

3,614

3,606

3,492

3,423

3,373

North West

Killed

114

119

135

120

122

131

131

137

131

92

Serious

1,509

1,381

1,352

1,326

1,371

1,352

1,420

1,433

1,286

1,172

Slight

15,363

14,638

14,214

13,491

13,169

12,519

12,583

12,330

11,393

10,426

Yorkshire and the Humber

Killed

94

89

94

118

131

128

111

125

118

102

Serious

1,262

1,182

1,081

1,214

1,286

1,190

1,178

1,098

1,119

1,088

Slight

10,183

9,555

9,447

9,151

9,418

9,000

8,491

8,032

8,234

8,072

East Midlands

Killed

128

116

97

90

110

120

114

98

117

109

Serious

1,227

1,122

1,055

1,027

1,102

1,047

1,009

972

848

877

Slight

7,680

7,123

7,121

6,901

6,972

6,964

6,698

6,890.

6,585

6,499

West Midlands

Killed

103

98

99

107

85

102

106

84

115

106

Serious

1,481

1,239

1,189

1,101

1,062

951

941

926

867

861

Slight

9,313

9,881

9,440

9,003

8,862

8,491

8,239

8,704

8,379

8,481

East of England

Killed

122

123

138

137

136

130

128

118

128

121

Serious

1,708

1,545

1,531

1,489

1,357

1,439

1,349

1,306

1,150

1,159

Slight

10,590

9;795

10,078

9,850

9,638

9,572

9,714

9,519

9,005

8,645

South East

Killed

168

170

176

149

154

156

161

181

153

160

Serious

1,932

1,937

1,906

1,801

1,808

1,610

1,623

1,445

1,514

1,563

Slight

15,211

14,555

13,568

13,644

13,240

12,819

13,017

12,876

13,267

12,619

London

Killed

61

78

81

80

77

73

64

58

63

61

Serious

1,870

1,539

1,532

1,531

1,354

1,288

988

857

905

833

Slight

11,219

11,113

10,924

10,401

9,851

8,802

7,974

7,118

6,368

6,253

South West

Killed

101

91

88

103

114

85

113

115

113

100

Serious

994

985

1,028

909

1,055

1,018

900

905

880-

882

Slight

8,400

8,306

8,085

8,620

8,440

8,130

8,431

8,839

8,311

7,877

England

Killed

927

914

933

938

969

975

987

967

983

882

Serious

12,392

11,269

11,047

10,752

10,738

10,260

9,757

9,277

8,998

8,781

Slight

92,035

88,459

86,414

84,497

83,087

79,911

78,753

77,800

74,965

72,245

Wales

Killed

66

64

53

75

56

58

88

76

63

58

Serious

539

634.

555

523

576

576

515

486

490

531

Slight

5,034

4,668

4,565

4,581

4,896

4,909

5,141

4,937

4,854

4,745

England and Wales

Killed

993

978

986

1,013

1,025

1,033

1,075

1,043

1,046

940

Serious

12,931

11,903

11,602

11,275

11,314

10,836

10,272

9,763

9,488

9,312

Slight

97,069

93,127

90,979

89,078

87,983

84,820

83,894

82,737

79,819

76,990

2008 data will be published in June 2009.