Lord Berkeleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
For each police force in England and Wales, how many people have been killed or seriously injured in road accidents involving police vehicles, during the most recent period for which figures are available. [HL1600]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe numbers of police and civilian fatalities and serious injuries arising from police responses to immediate/emergency calls and pursuits over the past five years are shown in the tables.
Notes for tables:
- (i) The information is provided by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, to whom forces submit statistical returns.
- (ii) All figures are for financial years
- (iii) Details of the number of fatalities and injuries involving police vehicles engaged in activities other than immediate/emergency response or pursuit are not centrally available.
- (iv) "Blank" spaces indicate data not yet submitted by force.
14WA
Police Fatal Road Traffic Accidents Immediate/Pursuit Forces 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Avon and Somerset 0 1 0 0 0 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 1 0 0 0 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset 0 0 0 0 0 Durham 0 0 0 0 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 0 0
Police Fatal Road Traffic Accidents Immediate/Pursuit Forces 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02. 2002–03 Essex 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 Greater Manchester 0 1 0 0 0 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Humberside 1 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 0 0 0 0 Leicestershire 0 0 0 0 1 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 1 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 0 0 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 North Wales 0 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 0 South Wales 0 0 1 0 0 South Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 Sussex 0 0 0 Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 0 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 0 West Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0 15WA
Civilian Fatal Police Vehicle Accidents Immediate/Pursuit Forces 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Avon and Somerset 0 0 1 0 2 Bedfordshire 1 0 0 1 0 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 0 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0 0 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 0 0 0 3 0 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset 0 0 1 0 0 Durham 1 0 0 1 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 0 0 0 Essex 1 0 1 0 0 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 3 0 Greater Manchester 2 1 6 5 4 Gwent 0 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 0 0 0 0 1 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Humberside 0 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 0 0 0 0 Lancashire 0 0 0 0 0 Leicestershire 2 0 0 0 Lincolnshire 0 2 0 0 0 Merseyside 0 0 0 1 3 Metropolitan Police 1 1 6 2 4 Norfolk 0 3 1 0 1 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 0 Northumbria 0 0 0 0 0 North Wales 0 1 0 2 0 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 0 0 2 South Wales 0 0 0 1 0 South Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 0 1 1 1 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 0 Sussex 0 0 0 Thames Valley 0 2 0 1 3 Warwickshire 0 0 1 1 0 West Mercia 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 1 West Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0
Police Serious Injury Forces 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Avon and Somerset 1 6 4 5 1 Bedfordshire 0 1 1 0 0 Cambridgeshire 0 2 0 1 2 Cheshire 4 2 0 0 0 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 0 1 0 0 Cumbria 3 0 1 2 0 Derbyshire 2 2 1 1 0 Devon and Cornwall 0 0 0 0 0 Dorset 1 0 3 0 1 Durham 0 1 2 2 Dyfed Powys 0 1 1 0 0 Essex 0 0 3 3 0 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 3 0 Greater Manchester 1 0 0 1 1 Gwent 1 0 0 1 0 Hampshire 0 1 0 2 5 Hertfordshire 3 0 1 1 2 Humberside 0 0 5 1 0 Kent 0 2 0 1 1 Lancashire 0 1 0 2 1 Leicestershire 0 3 2 0 2 Lincolnshire 0 0 1 1 2 Merseyside 0 1 0 1 0 Metropolitan Police 45 15 11 15 1 Norfolk 0 1 0 0 0 Northamptonshire 1 1 2 0 0 Northumbria 1 0 0 2 1 North Wales 1 0 0 1 0 North Yorkshire 1 0 2 0 Nottinghamshire 2 0 0 1 3 South Wales 3 0 0 0 0 South Yorkshire 2 2 15 2 1 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 1 1 1 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 2 Sussex 1 1 5 Thames Valley 1 0 3 0 2 Warwickshire 0 0 0 2 0 West Mercia 0 4 0 1 0 West Midlands 0 0 0 1 West Yorkshire 29 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 0
Civilian Serious Injury Forces 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 Avon and Somerset 2 1 5 16 6 Bedfordshire 2 1 0 3 2 Cambridgeshire 5 0 4 0 4 Cheshire 0 2 3 2 2 City of London 1 0 0 1 0 Cleveland 0 3 0 0 Cumbria 3 2 2 0 0 Derbyshire 1 0 1 0 Devon and Cornwall 1 1 2 4 1 Dorset 0 2 0 4 0 Durham 0 3 1 0 0 Dyfed-Powys 0 0 1 0 0 Essex 2 1 2 4 2 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 2 0 Greater Manchester l 2 5 5 4 Gwent 0 1 0 0 0 Hampshire 1 1 5 1 2 Hertfordshire 7 0 5 0 4 Humberside 0 1 1 0 3 Kent 4 0 1 1 1 Lancashire 0 1 0 1 0 Leicestershire 0 1 0 Lincolnshire 0 0 2 1 0 Merseyside 2 0 2 2 3 Metropolitan Police 25 24 29 36 13 Norfolk 1 1 3 0 1 Northamptonshire 3 1 2 0 1 Northumbria 7 4 2 5 North Wales 0 0 2 3 0 North Yorkshire 6 1 1 2 0 Nottinghamshire 0 2 3 2 2 South Wales 0 1 4 0 0 South Yorkshire 3 2 1 9 2 Staffordshire 3 1 1 0 0 Suffolk 1 0 0 0 1 Surrey 1 0 0 1 0 Sussex 2 4 2 Thames Valley 0 3 7 0 11 Warwickshire 0 1 0 1 0 West Mercia 0 0 0 5 4 West Midlands 1 1 2 1 0 West Yorkshire 22 0 0 0 Wiltshire 2 0 0 0 0