HC Deb 02 February 1989 vol 146 c365W
Mr. Skinner

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many road accidents have taken place in the county of Derbyshire in every year since 1979; and what are the figures for the number of(a) fatal and (b) serious injuries for each year.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The figures requested are shown below. They show personal injury accidents and the casualties resulting from those accidents.

Accidents and casualties in Derbyshire: 1979 to 1987
Accidents Casualties
Fatal Serious
1979 4,079 111 1,423
1980 4,152 92 1,397
1981 4,075 115 1,362
1982 4,138 119 1,278
1983 3,743 113 1,092
1984 3,453 109 1,025
1985 3,306 78 817
1986 3,334 97 902
1987 3,331 82 846