HC Deb 20 October 1992 vol 212 cc238-9W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many children(a) under the age of five years and (b) between the age of five years and 16 years were involved in road traffic accidents within each United Kingdom region in each year since 1985.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

The table shows the number of reported road accident casualties aged under 16 by age group in each United Kingdom region in each year from 1985 to 1991.

Child1 casualties—by region and age group: United Kingdom 1985–1991
Region Year 0–4 5–15 Total
England
North 1985 413 2,295 2,708
1986 447 2,208 2,655
1987 437 2,090 2,527
1988 416 2,100 2,516
1989 474 2,206 2,680
1990 511 2,214 2,725
1991 465 2,126 2,591
North West 1985 1,039 5,677 6,716
1986 1,058 5,358 6,416
1987 1,024 5,394 6,418
1988 1,181 5,423 6,604
1989 1,253 5,586 6,839
1990 1,292 5,810 7,102
1991 1,225 5,329 6,554
Yorkshire and Humberside 1985 696 3,723 4,419
1986 649 3,591 4,240
1987 622 3,534 4,156
1988 702 3,496 4,198
1989 785 3,771 4,556
1990 759 3,858 4,617
1991 677 3,553 4,230
East Midlands 1985 443 2,918 3,361
1986 444 2,728 3,172
1987 444 2,582 3,026
1988 515 2,729 3,244
1989 539 2,871 3,410
1990 503 2,931 3,434
1991 485 2,720 3,205

Region Year 0–4 5–15 Total
West Midlands 1985 620 3,925 4,545
1986 572 3,706 4,278
1987 568 3,491 4,059
1988 599 3,578 4,177
1989 637 3,682 4,319
1990 682 4,019 4,701
1991 650 3,653 4,303
East Anglia 1985 242 1,314 1,556
1986 187 1,315 1,502
1987 195 1,338 1,533
1988 273 1,380 1,653
1989 236 1,418 1,654
1990 264 1,416 1,680
1991 250 1,307 1,557
South East 1985 1,973 12,959 14,932
1986 2,016 12,416 14,432
1987 2,065 11,763 13,828
1988 2,111 11,825 13,936
1989 2,239 12,249 14,488
1990 2,192 12,130 14,322
1991 1,984 10,814 12,798
South West 1985 409 2,864 3,273
1986 379 2,646 3,025
1987 386 2,420 2,806
1988 396 2,562 2,958
1989 420 2,553 2,973
1990 423 2,567 2,990
1991 668 2,186 2,854
England total2 1985 5,835 35,675 41,510
1986 5,752 33,968 39,720
1987 5,741 32,612 38,353
1988 6,194 33,119 39,313
1989 6,583 34,336 40,919
1990 6,626 34,945 41,571
1991 6,404 31,688 38,092
Wales 1985 363 1,849 2,212
1986 365 1,816 2,181
1987 356 1,799 2,155
1988 404 1,883 2,287
1989 436 2,071 2,507
1990 415 2,045 2,460
1991 411 1,932 2,343
Scotland 1985 772 4,284 5,056
1986 759 3,883 4,642
1987 699 3,745 4,444
1988 733 3,579 4,312
1989 731 3,750 4,481
1990 795 3,814 4,609
1991 735 3,421 4,156
Northern Ireland 31985
1986 273 1,220 1,493
1987 292 1,246 1,538
1988 305 1,321 1,626
1989 371 1,333 1,704
1990 355 1,424 1,779
1991 315 1,220 1,535
United Kingdom2 31985
1986 7,149 40,887 48,036
1987 7,088 39,402 46,490
1988 7,636 39,902 47,538
1989 8,121 41,490 49,611
1990 8,191 42,228 50,419
1991 7,865 38,261 46,126
1 Aged under 16. Does not include age not reported.
2 Includes region not reported.
3 1985 data for Northern Ireland not available.

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