§ Mr. BarnesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) children and (b) adults were (i) killed, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) slightly injured on or near pedestrian crossings in (1) the Metropolitan Police area of London and (2) England and Wales in (A) 1994, (B) 1995, (C) 1996 and (D) 1997. [50223]
§ Dr. Strang[holding answer 14 July 1998]: I have been asked to reply.
195WThe information requested is shown in the following table:
Pedestrian Casualties On Or near a pedestrian crossing1 Location of accident Age of casualty Severity 1994 1995 1996 1997 Metropolitan Police Area Child(0–15) Fatal 2 1 1 3 Serious 109 127 132 153 Slight 495 410 464 503 Total 606 538 597 659 Adult(16+) Fatal 44 25 38 52 Serious 469 428 443 486 Slight 1,400 1,244 1,375 1,585 Total 1,913 1,697 1,856 2,123 All ages2 Fatal 47 27 41 55 Serious 625 604 617 677 Slight 2,105 1,831 1,965 2,222 Total 2,777 2,462 2,623 2,954 England and Wales Child(0–15) Fatal 17 14 9 14 Serious 436 434 452 445 Slight 1,728 1,654 1,727 1,778 Total 2,181 2,102 2,188 2,237 Adult(16+) Fatal 153 114 132 132 Serious 1,352 1,278 1,312 1,296 Slight 3,645 3,478 3,646 3,729 Total 5,150 4,870 5,090 5,157 All ages2 Fatal 171 129 143 146 Serious 1,844 1,766 1,812 1,781 Slight 5,621 5,354 5,546 5,686 Total 7,636 7,249 7,501 7,613 1Includes pedestrians on a crossing, on the zig zags of a crossing or within 50 metres of a crossing 2Includes pedestrian casualties whose age is unknown