(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.
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.
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.
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.