HC Deb 27 November 1981 vol 13 c515W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how many persons were killed and injured, respectively, in road accidents in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what are the comparable totals in each of the previous 10 years.

Mr. Kenneth Clarke

Full details for 1970–80 are given in the Department's annual publication "Road Accidents Great Britain", the latest edition of which is to be published on Monday 30 November. The latest figures are:

Killed Injured
Year 1980 6,010 322,600
January-March 1980 1,369 72,129
January-March 1981 1,297 71,008