Table 4

Table 4

Reported accidents by road type and severity, 2004-08 and 2016 to 2020 averages, 2016 to 2020

(a) numbers
Severity Year Trunk Local Authority All Roads Trunk % of total
Major roads Minor roads Total
Non built up Built up Total Non built up Built up Non Built up Built up
Fatal 2016 62 2 64 46 17 23 25 111 175 37
2017 37 1 38 41 21 18 22 102 140 27
2018 46 3 49 41 19 20 21 101 150 33
2019 45 3 48 38 17 24 32 111 159 30
2020 38 1 39 25 22 18 27 92 131 30
Serious 1 2016 210 28 238 224 257 183 531 1,195 1,433 17
2017 216 30 246 193 279 177 483 1,132 1,378 18
2018 237 33 270 209 228 176 488 1,101 1,371 20
2019 253 36 289 280 292 179 635 1,386 1,675 17
2020 198 33 231 205 257 163 515 1,140 1,371 17
All Severities 2016 1,242 202 1,444 901 1,755 746 3,509 6,911 8,355 17
2017 1,081 166 1,247 772 1,524 673 2,902 5,871 7,118 18
2018 1,046 171 1,217 711 1,319 638 2,547 5,215 6,432 19
2019 859 133 992 751 1,191 517 2,355 4,814 5,806 17
2020 559 96 655 463 779 393 1,588 3,223 3,878 17
(b) annual averages
Severity Year Trunk Local Authority All Roads Trunk % of total
Major roads Minor roads Total
Non built up Built up Total Non built up Built up Non Built up Built up
Fatal 2004-08 average(1) 75 5 79 67 30 45 45 189 268 30
2016 to 2020 average 46 2 48 38 19 21 25 103 151 32
Serious 1 2004-08 average(1) 320 54 374 374 352 306 821 1,852 2,226 17
2016 to 2020 average .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Severities 2004-08 average(1) 1,763 326 2,089 1,699 2,436 1,457 5,345 10,937 13,026 16
2016 to 2020 average 957 154 1,111 720 1,314 593 2,580 3,998 6,318 18
(c) Percent changes
Severity Trunk Local Authority All Roads
Major roads Minor roads Total
Non built up Built up Total Non built up Built up Non Built up Built up
2020 on 2019
Fatal -16 -67 -19 -34 29 -25 -16 -17 -18
Serious 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Severities -35 -28 -34 -38 -35 -24 -33 -33 -33
2020 on 2004-08 average
Fatal -49 -78 -51 -63 -28 -60 -41 -51 -51
Serious 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Severities -68 -71 -69 -73 -68 -73 -70 -71 -70
2016 to 2020 average on 2004-08 average
Fatal -39 -57 -40 -43 -37 -55 -44 -45 -44
Serious 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
All Severities -46 -53 -47 -58 -46 -59 -52 -63 -51

1. Due to changes in severity reporting, the number of serious casualties cannot be compared directly to those reported in previous years. These % change figures for serious casualties have therefore been omitted

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