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Mr. Charles Clarke
The information set out in the table has been provided by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, to which forces submit statistical returns. The statistics collect all incidents in which a police vehicle sustains damage, including those where no other vehicle is involved. Figures for the injury classifications are available only for collisions where the police vehicle was responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of another vehicle.
551W
| 1997 |
|
Total police vehicle accidents |
No limmediate response/pursuit |
Immediate/pursuit |
Fatal RTAs immediate/pursuits |
Police serious injury immediate/pursuits |
Police other injuries immediate/pursuits |
Civilian fatal PVAs immediate/pursuits |
Civilian serious injury immediate/pursuits |
Civilian other injuries immediate/pursuits |
| Avon and Somerset |
477 |
184 |
21 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Bedfordshire |
320 |
83 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| Cambridgeshire |
303 |
123 |
26 |
0 |
8 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
| Cheshire |
111 |
83 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| City of London |
62 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Cleveland |
86 |
39 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| Cumbria |
133 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Derbyshire |
383 |
84 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
| Devon and Cornwall |
308 |
93 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
| Dorset |
139 |
44 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Durham |
142 |
33 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Dyfed-Powys |
42 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Essex |
396 |
109 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
| Gloucestershire |
147 |
61 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Greater Manchester |
774 |
195 |
56 |
0 |
3 |
46 |
8 |
4 |
18 |
| Gwent |
182 |
57 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Hampshire |
594 |
78 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
| Hertfordshire |
196 |
55 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| Humberside |
207 |
66 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Kent |
546 |
138 |
22 |
0 |
3 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Lancashire |
268 |
53 |
41 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
| Leicestershire |
173 |
30 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
33 |
| Lincolnshire |
94 |
26 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Merseyside |
414 |
119 |
59 |
0 |
4 |
89 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
| Metropolitan Police |
4,045 |
1,422 |
396 |
0 |
47 |
419 |
1 |
28 |
246 |
| Norfolk |
211 |
36 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
| North Wales |
48 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| North Yorkshire |
140 |
51 |
19 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
| Northamptonshire |
139 |
43 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Northumbria |
489 |
180 |
47 |
0 |
1 |
37 |
1 |
1 |
22 |
| Nottinghamshire |
278 |
141 |
38 |
0 |
2 |
50 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
| South Wales |
563 |
104 |
21 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| South Yorkshire |
357 |
139 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
| Staffordshire |
644 |
142 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Suffolk |
122 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Surrey |
108 |
55 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Sussex |
282 |
138 |
34 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
22 |
| Thames Valley |
688 |
394 |
61 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
0 |
3 |
56 |
| Warwickshire |
135 |
41 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| West Mercia |
270 |
49 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| West Midlands |
1,367 |
291 |
99 |
0 |
6 |
60 |
0 |
6 |
27 |
| West Yorkshire |
500 |
1n/a |
66 |
0 |
4 |
53 |
0 |
2 |
42 |
| Wiltshire |
63 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
| Provincial total |
12,901 |
3,635 |
972 |
0 |
59 |
734 |
14 |
66 |
524 |
| England and Wales Total |
216,946 |
35,057 |
41,368 |
50 |
5106 |
51,153 |
515 |
594 |
5770 |
| 1998 |
|
Total police vehicle accidents |
No immediate response/pursuit |
Immediate/pursuit |
Fatal RTAs immediate/pursuits |
Police serious injury immediate/pursuits |
Police other injuries immediate/pursuits |
Civilian fatal PVAs immediate/pursuits |
Civilian serious injury immediate/pursuits |
Civilian other injuries immediate/pursuits |
| Avon and Somerset |
531 |
149 |
29 |
0 |
1 |
35 |
0 |
2 |
34 |
| Bedfordshire |
161 |
77 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| Cambridgeshire |
238 |
98 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
| Cheshire |
142 |
69 |
16 |
0 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| City of London |
64 |
25 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Cleveland |
44 |
30 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Cumbria |
87 |
21 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
| Derbyshire |
399 |
69 |
20 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
| Devon and Cornwall |
337 |
57 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
| Dorset |
129 |
53 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Durham |
184 |
86 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
| Dyfed-Powys |
40 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Essex |
406 |
104 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
| Gloucestershire |
163 |
87 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Greater Manchester |
933 |
210 |
61 |
0 |
1 |
66 |
2 |
1 |
26 |
| Gwent |
217 |
50 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Hampshire |
560 |
96 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
552W
553W
| 1998 |
|
Total police vehicle accidents |
No immediate response/pursuit |
Immediate/pursuit |
Fatal RTAs immediate/pursuits |
Police serious injury immediate/pursuits |
Police other injuries immediate/pursuits |
Civilian fatal PVAs immediate/pursuits |
Civilian serious injury immediate/pursuits |
Civilian other injuries immediate/pursuits |
| Hertfordshire |
197 |
70 |
20 |
0 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
| Humberside |
236 |
70 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Kent |
448 |
81 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| Lancashire |
160 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Leicestershire |
186 |
20 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Lincolnshire |
185 |
37 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Mersey side |
262 |
113 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
| Metropolitan Police |
4,645 |
1,683 |
426 |
0 |
45 |
280 |
1 |
25 |
310 |
| Norfolk |
184 |
30 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
| North Wales |
46 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| North Yorkshire |
140 |
59 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
| Northamptonshire |
91 |
26 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Northumbria |
472 |
141 |
50 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
| Nottinghamshire |
225 |
107 |
19 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| South Wales |
651 |
168 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| South Yorkshire |
400 |
185 |
54 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
| Staffordshire |
646 |
167 |
31 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
| Suffolk |
168 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Surrey |
108 |
43 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
| Sussex |
223 |
42 |
17 |
1n/a |
1n/a |
1n/a |
1n/a |
1n/a |
1n/a |
| Thames Valley |
918 |
350 |
71 |
0 |
1 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
| Warwickshire |
123 |
51 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| West Mercia |
260 |
33 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| West Midlands |
1,210 |
201 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
| West Yorkshire |
453 |
1n/a |
29 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
| Wiltshire |
66 |
15 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Provincial total |
12,693 |
3,354 |
828 |
1 |
58 |
642 |
9 |
82 |
421 |
| England and Wales Total |
217,338 |
35.037 |
41,254 |
51 |
5103 |
5922 |
510 |
5107 |
5731 |
| 1 n/a appears where the force was unable to supply the data |
| 2 Covers all collisions involving police vehicles |
| 3 Collisions occurring where the police vehicle is on an immediate response or in pursuit of a vehicle |
| 4 Collisions where injury occurred |
| 5 Classification only for collisions where the police vehicle is on an immediate response or in pursuit |