HC Deb 04 March 2003 vol 400 cc976-7W
Mr. Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many road traffic accidents were reported last year in(a) the London Borough of Havering, (b) the London Borough of Redbridge, (c) the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and (d) the County of Essex. [99742]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

Data for reported road traffic accidents in these areas referred are as follows:

London Borough 2001 2002
Havering 957 1801
Redbridge 1,186 1913
Barking and Dagenham 696 1536
Essex 19,005 18,803
1 Figures for December 2002 not yet available

The figures for Essex include reported non-injury accidents whereas those for the London Boroughs do not. Non-injury accidents in the London boroughs are not recorded centrally.

The total number of accidents reported is not always a useful figure since many minor accidents are not reported and the length and type of roads in the four areas are very different.