HC Deb 02 December 1998 vol 321 cc193-4W
Dr. Cable

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many motoring accidents resulting in(a) death, (b) serious injury, (c) less serious injury and (d) vehicle damage but not injury were recorded in each Metropolitan Police district in each of the last five years. [61616]

Kate Hoey

The Commissioner has provided the following information:

Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Fatal accidents
1-Central 26 28 25 21 30
2-North West 64 72 48 76 67
3-North East 73 68 55 61 65
4-South East 75 58 50 52 45
5-South West 63 65 56 54 69
Total 301 291 234 264 276
Area 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
Serious injury accidents
1-Central 705 745 548 626 642
2-North West 1,172 1,137 1,398 1,545 1,545
3-North East 1,389 1,215 1,313 1,513 1,523
4-South East 1,166 1,209 1,345 1,211 1,344
5-South West 1,484 1,374 1,551 1,287 1,433
Total 5,916 5,680 6,155 6,182 6,487
Less serious injury
1-Central 3,735 3,701 3,677 3,922 3,840
2-North West 8,253 8,542 8,421 7,878 7,854
3-North East 7,625 7,573 7,503 7,796 7,626
4-South East 7,505 7,556 7,137 7,097 7,247
5-South West 7,460 7,496 7,166 7,312 7,260
Total 34,578 34,868 33,904 34,005 33,827

Note:

Figures for accidents involving damage but no injury are not collected