HC Deb 15 December 1980 vol 996 c67W
Mr. Robert C. Brown

asked the Minister of Transport what is the latest figure for (a) deaths, (b) serious injuries,

Road Accidents and Casualties: Great Britain: 1978–1980*
Accidents Personal killed Persons injured
Number Index† Number Index† Number Index†
1978 1st Quarter 59,649 108 1,559 107 76,583 109
2nd 63,966 109 1,538 109 82,521 108
3rd 68,444 107 1,790 111 90,542 107
4th 72,710 107 1,944 103 93,318 107
1979 1st Quarter 53,729 98 1,272 87 69,177 98
2nd 61,452 104 1,448 103 79,215 104
3rd 66,977 104 1,698 105 87,105 103
4th 72,809 107 1,934 102 92,664 106
1980 1st Quarter 57,385 104 1,371 94 72,151 102
2nd 60,529 103 1,426 101 77,784 102
* Provisional
† For each index, the corresponding figure in 1975 is set to 100. The fewest annual road deaths of the decade occured in 1975.
Provisional figures for the 3rd quarter of 1980 will be issued shortly.