§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list by police force the number of accidents involving(a) heavy goods vehicles, (b) passenger service vehicles and (c) minibuses for each of the last five years. [18668]
§ Mr. NorrisThe information requested is shown in the following three tables. Figures for 1995 are not yet available.
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Personal injury road accidents involving an HGV by year and police authority: Great Britain 1990–1994 Accidents Police Authority 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Metropolitan Police 1,684 1,302 1,169 1,195 1,228 Cumbria 176 154 156 159 135 Lancashire 281 213 237 281 334 Merseyside 292 283 286 281 337 Greater Manchester 667 606 573 619 615 Cheshire 403 364 339 418 429 Northumbria 255 232 184 212 176 Durham 124 120 113 118 112 North Yorkshire 347 351 312 292 286
Personal injury road accidents involving an HGV by year and police authority: Great Britain 1990–1994 Accidents Police Authority 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 West Yorkshire 454 499 441 453 378 South Yorkshire 292 286 269 255 273 Humberside 232 214 261 230 261 Cleveland 69 87 66 63 45 West Midlands 479 407 421 414 432 Staffordshire 355 368 363 358 498 West Mercia 366 329 290 257 376 Warwickshire 225 176 172 191 174 Derbyshire 303 277 280 256 212 Nottinghamshire 283 289 267 259 260 Lincolnshire 287 219 245 246 188 Leicestershire 315 294 269 281 251 Northamptonshire 291 263 228 218 210 Cambridgeshire 327 281 272 264 253 Norfolk 255 260 276 227 230 Suffolk 190 159 166 160 184 Bedfordshire 196 157 146 165 152 Hertfordshire 268 233 210 287 248 Essex 471 427 418 456 438 Thames Valley 517 528 508 529 494 Hampshire 440 387 362 370 360 Surrey 306 233 224 224 281 Kent 456 375 436 429 438 Sussex 321 294 283 293 302 City of London1 0 0 0 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 344 289 259 293 290 Avon and Somerset 290 265 266 254 224 Gloucestershire 141 130 119 130 152 Wiltshire 211 187 193 260 241 Dorset 161 147 148 144 140 North Wales 196 212 182 159 181 Gwent 104 113 90 91 112 South Wales 228 216 225 197 202 Dyfed-Powys 207 206 197 168 159 Northern 83 43 62 60 55 Grampian 135 145 126 114 91 Tayside 133 113 105 115 119 Fife 50 52 52 47 36 Lothian and Borders 175 154 141 140 109 Central 47 58 56 50 42 Strathclyde 542 519 480 397 363 Dumfries and Galloway 89 100 73 94 72 Total 15,063 13,616 13,016 13,173 13,178 1 Incorporated into the Metropolitan Police figure. 148W
Personal injury road accidents involving a PSV by year and police authority: Great Britain 1990–1994 Accidents Police Authority 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Metropolitan Police 3,212 3,140 3,073 2,885 2,864 Cumbria 47 39 48 55 50 Lancashire 216 228 218 205 232 Merseyside 418 421 443 491 477 Greater Manchester 668 564 594 583 639 Cheshire 113 109 111 97 112 Northumbria 426 390 355 353 362 Durham 123 116 123 127 135 North Yorkshire 91 93 90 84 117 West Yorkshire 535 550 537 490 528 South Yorkshire 532 423 453 519 484 Humberside 177 168 199 197 215 Cleveland 163 101 107 113 124 West Midlands 437 424 399 375 432 Staffordshire 174 136 153 163 178 West Mercia 113 84 88 101 81 Warwickshire 41 38 34 30 39 Derbyshire 141 118 114 87 121
Personal injury road accidents involving a PSV by year and police authority: Great Britain 1990–1994 Accidents Police Authority 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Nottinghamshire 273 220 193 199 237 Lincolnshire 47 36 37 43 39 Leicestershire 106 91 85 96 99 Northamptonshire 56 50 42 36 40 Cambridgeshire 84 66 73 46 46 Norfolk 71 69 84 65 67 Suffolk 62 47 65 32 56 Bedfordshire 56 32 50 48 65 Hertfordshire 75 83 72 90 80 Essex 166 143 130 146 145 Thames Valley 211 227 228 223 198 Hampshire 208 213 200 198 256 Surrey 73 51 52 54 68 Kent 123 111 172 139 118 Sussex 176 177 190 232 226 City of London1 0 0 0 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 194 158 142 171 174 Avon and Somerset 143 178 144 150 164 Gloucestershire 47 40 51 57 50 Wiltshire 50 55 51 57 46 Dorset 74 74 63 86 96 North Wales 79 82 85 66 91 Gwent 58 50 68 58 48 South Wales 249 231 206 232 262 Dyfed-Powys 60 50 37 38 39 Northern 21 24 32 20 15 Grampian 119 110 117 74 78 Tayside 77 69 57 52 40 Fife 60 49 35 33 35 Lothian and Borders 508 470 474 407 489 Central 56 48 55 39 46 Strathclyde 768 760 617 573 565 Dumfries and Galloway 16 15 10 16 9 Total 11,993 11,221 11,056 10,731 11,177 1 Incorporated into the Metropolitan Police figure. 149W
Personal injury road accidents involving a minibus>1 by year and police authority: Great Britain 1990–1994 Accidents Police Authority 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Metropolitan Police 114 136 133 128 123 Cumbria 22 28 24 32 20 Lancashire 37 39 48 32 51 Merseyside 68 77 74 86 68 Greater Manchester 109 93 82 95 112 Cheshire 43 37 49 29 35 Northumbria 24 20 18 20 22 Durham 8 17 16 9 19 North Yorkshire 56 34 44 37 47 West Yorkshire 38 30 32 36 28 South Yorkshire 48 40 42 34 39 Humberside 28 26 25 18 23 Cleveland 19 11 4 8 9 West Midlands 51 59 55 60 74 Staffordshire 28 23 21 36 60 West Mercia 36 18 15 22 39 Warwickshire 8 9 14 12 18 Derbyshire 7 6 6 11 14 Nottinghamshire 32 20 16 31 22 Lincolnshire 40 20 27 25 27 Leicestershire 58 27 40 41 38 Northamptonshire 22 25 16 7 11 Cambridgeshire 32 40 33 26 25 Norfolk 51 39 26 31 36 Suffolk 11 18 15 25 23 Bedfordshire 13 16 17 11 18 Hertfordshire 22 18 16 16 23
Personal injury road accidents involving a minibus1 by year and police authority: Great Britain 1990–1994 Accidents Police Authority 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Essex 42 51 49 52 51 Thames Valley 52 64 65 59 66 Hampshire 77 74 75 81 67 Surrey 40 26 23 25 45 Kent 78 79 56 91 79 Sussex 63 56 63 46 57 City of London2 0 0 0 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 58 34 47 52 65 Avon and Somerset 31 48 27 27 33 Gloucestershire 18 23 17 18 26 Wiltshire 8 6 20 16 14 Dorset 24 27 23 29 29 North Wales 41 44 34 46 34 Gwent 24 25 19 29 30 South Wales 51 57 65 0 3 Dyfed-Powys 27 35 32 27 28 Northern 27 31 26 27 14 Grampian 40 18 22 21 10 Tayside 17 15 14 9 12 Fife 20 11 11 12 12 Lothian and Borders 21 36 20 18 13 Central 9 6 14 16 10 Strathclyde 122 88 76 74 76 Dumfries and Galloway 11 10 5 6 7 Total 1,926 1,790 1,711 1,699 1,805 1 Accidents including motor caravans are also included. 2 Incorporated into the Metropolitan Police figure.