HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 cc609-13W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) fatal and (b) non-fatal accidents occurred on each motorway for each of the last five years; and if he will express the figures as a percentage of the total number of road accidents for those years.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The information required is given in the following tables. The data for 1987 are provisional. They are not expected to change.

Accidents on individual motorways: by severity: GB 1983–1987
Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
1983
M1 30 796 826 0.34
M2 2 81 83 0.03
M3 4 85 89 0.04
M4 25 581 606 0.25
M5 14 283 297 0.12
M6 30 562 592 0.24
M7 0 0 0 0.00
M8 8 138 146 0.06
M9 0 27 27 0.01
M10 1 7 8 0.00
M11 4 83 87 0.04
M18 0 21 21 0.01
M20 3 53 56 0.02
M23 0 32 32 0.01

Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
M25 3 91 94 0.04
M26 2 2 4 0.00
M27 1 31 32 0.01
M40 0 51 51 0.02
M42 0 7 7 0.00
M45 0 5 5 0.00
M50 0 12 12 0.00
M53 2 25 27 0.01
M54 1 0 1 0.00
M55 0 13 13 0.01
M56 3 72 75 0.03
M57 1 30 31 0.01
M58 0 29 29 0.01
M61 1 46 47 0.02
M62 10 237 247 0.10
M63 0 50 50 0.02
M65 0 0 0 0.00
M66 0 17 17 0.01
M69 0 15 15 0.01
M73 0 6 6 0.00
M74 1 18 19 0.01
M80 2 6 8 0.00
M90 0 28 28 0.01
M180 0 15 15 0.01
M181 0 0 0 0.00
M271 0 10 10 0.00
M275 0 11 11 0.00
M876 1 7 8 0.00
Rest 3 122 125 0.05
All 152 3,705 3,857 1.59

Accidents on individual motorways: by severity: GB 1983–1987
Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
1984
M1 33 868 901 0.36
M2 9 81 90 0.04
M3 2 112 114 0.05
M4 17 623 640 0.25
M5 14 262 276 0.11
M6 37 658 695 0.27
M7 0 1 1 0.00
M8 7 121 128 0.05
M9 0 20 20 0.01
M10 0 5 5 0.00
M11 5 125 130 0.05
M18 0 33 33 0.01
M20 2 60 62 0.02
M23 0 47 47 0.02
M25 5 181 186 0.07
M26 0 1 1 0.00
M27 4 49 53 0.02
M40 4 85 89 0.04
M42 0 5 5 0.00
M45 0 4 4 0.00
M50 1 16 17 0.01
M53 1 31 32 0.01
M54 1 17 18 0.01
M55 0 17 17 0.01
M56 3 79 82 0.03
M57 0 36 36 0.01
M58 1 21 22 0.01
M61 2 46 48 0.02
M62 7 282 289 0.11
M63 1 56 57 0.02
M65 0 0 0 0.00
M66 0 15 15 0.01
M69 0 11 11 0.00
M73 0 5 5 0.00
M74 4 26 30 0.01
M80 1 10 11 0.00
M90 4 30 34 0.01

Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
M180 1 13 14 0.01
M181 0 1 1 0.00
M271 0 7 7 0.00
M275 0 8 8 0.00
M876 0 1 1 0.00
Rest 6 171 177 0.07
All 172 4,240 4,412 1.74

Accidents on individual motorways: by severity: GB 1983.1987
Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
1985
M1 50 903 953 0.39
M2 1 58 59 0.02
M3 9 134 143 0.06
M4 20 619 639 0.26
M5 18 314 332 0.14
M6 28 604 632 0.26
M7 0 2 2 0.00
M8 4 145 149 0.06
M9 2 24 26 0.01
M10 0 7 7 0.00
M11 3 121 124 0.05
M18 1 30 31 0.01
M20 3 74 77 0.03
M23 3 45 48 0.02
M25 15 271 286 0.12
M26 0 5 5 0.00
M27 2 62 64 0.3
M40 2 56 58 0.02
M42 0 7 7 0.00
M45 0 5 5 0.00
M50 0 14 14 0.01
M53 0 45 45 0.02
M54 1 11 12 0.00
M55 1 12 13 0.01
M56 2 86 88 0.04
M57 0 44 44 0.02
M58 0 23 23 0.01
M61 3 40 43 0.02
M62 12 317 329 0.13
M63 1 72 73 0.03
M65 0 3 3 0.00
M66 0 13 13 0.01
M69 1 13 14 0.01
M73 0 15 15 0.01
M74 1 24 25 0.01
M80 1 10 11 0.00
M90 3 29 32 0.01
M180 1 25 26 0.01
M181 0 0 0 0.00
M271 0 3 3 0.00
M275 0 7 7 0.00
M876 0 3 3 0.00
Rest 4 164 168 0.07
All 192 4,459 4,651 1.89

Accidents on individual motorways: by severity: GB 1983.1987
Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
1986
M1 42 962 1,004 0.41
M2 4 87 91 0.04
M3 4 136 140 0.06
M4 24 725 749 0.30
M5 17 313 330 0.13
M6 35 659 694 0.28
M7 0 0 0 0.00
M8 6 152 158 0.06

Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
M9 3 26 29 0.01
M10 0 11 11 0.00
M11 4 119 123 0.05
M18 2 39 41 0.02
M20 2 51 53 0.02
M23 2 53 55 0.02
M25 15 517 532 0.21
M26 0 6 6 0.00
M27 0 80 80 0.03
M40 2 73 75 0.03
M42 0 22 22 0.01
M45 0 6 6 0.00
M50 0 11 11 0.00
M53 0 29 29 0.01
M54 0 23 23 0.01
M55 1 16 17 0.01
M56 4 67 71 0.03
M57 1 20 21 0.01
M58 0 19 19 0.01
M61 4 45 49 0.02
M62 11 293 304 0.12
M63 2 64 66 0.03
M65 0 7 7 0.00
M66 1 21 22 0.01
M69 2 21 23 0.01
M73 2 11 13 0.01
M74 0 26 26 0.01
M80 2 9 11 0.00
M90 4 29 33 0.01
M180 2 18 20 0.01
M181 0 3 3 0.00
M271 0 9 9 0.00
M275 1 8 9 0.00
M876 0 4 4 0.00
Rest 3 170 173 0.07
All 202 4,960 5,162 208

Accidents on individual motorways: by severity: GB 1983–1987
Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
1987
M1 43 1,033 1,076 0.45
M2 2 75 77 0.03
M3 5 174 179 0.07
M4 27 664 691 0.29
M5 16 295 311 0.13
M6 41 728 769 0.32
M7 0 3 3 0.00
M8 8 150 158 0.07
M9 0 19 19 0.01
M10 0 3 3 0.00
M11 7 142 149 0.06
M18 1 35 36 0.02
M20 5 65 70 0.03
M23 2 69 71 0.03
M25 15 672 687 0.29
M26 0 9 9 0.00
M27 3 85 88 0.04
M40 4 65 69 0.03
M42 1 44 45 0.02
M45 0 2 2 0.00
M50 0 8 8 0.00
M53 1 44 45 0.02
M54 0 18 18 0.01
M55 3 12 15 0.01
M56 0 95 95 0.04
M57 1 21 22 0.01
M58 0 34 34 0.01
M61 6 40 46 0.02
M62 9 310 319 0.13
M63 0 49 49 0.02
M65 0 8 8 0.00

Fatal Non-fatal All Percentage of all road accidents
M66 0 23 23 0.01
M69 0 18 18 0.01
M73 0 6 6 0.00
M74 2 31 33 0.01
M80 0 2 2 0.00
M90 2 27 29 0.01
M180 1 20 21 0.01
M181 0 2 2 0.00
M271 0 8 8 0.00
M275 0 6 6 0.00
M876 0 8 8 0.00
Rest 7 192 199 0.08
All 212 5,314 5,526 2.31