FOI 130174
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 130174
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 4th November 2021. Please find below the response to your request:
Total number of Road Traffic Collisions for the following calendar years
2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021 - up to and including 31st Oct 2021
Total number of incidents where a driver failed to stop for the following calendar years
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 - up to and including 31st Oct 2021
Total number of people charged with failing to stop for the following calendar years
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021 - up to and including 31st Oct 2021
Reply:-
I can confirm that West Mercia hold most of the information requested, for Q1 and 2 we do not have the data for 2015. Please see response below.
Q1 Total number of Road Traffic Collisions for the following calendar years
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
|
|
1 Fatal |
38 |
53 |
53 |
36 |
31 |
31 |
242 |
|
2 Serious |
457 |
437 |
408 |
420 |
349 |
339 |
2410 |
|
3 Slight |
1801 |
1631 |
1327 |
1423 |
1065 |
871 |
8118 |
|
Total |
2296 |
2121 |
1788 |
1879 |
1445 |
1241 |
10770 |
Q2 Total number of incidents where a driver failed to stop for the following calendar years
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
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|
1 Fatal |
1 Hit and run / decamp |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
|
2 Non-stop vehicle, not hit |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
|
Total |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
|
|
2 Serious |
1 Hit and run / decamp |
34 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
19 |
28 |
121 |
|
2 Non-stop vehicle, not hit |
14 |
19 |
20 |
30 |
24 |
12 |
119 |
|
|
Total |
48 |
33 |
36 |
40 |
43 |
40 |
240 |
|
|
3 Slight |
1 Hit and run / decamp |
218 |
161 |
143 |
133 |
155 |
129 |
939 |
|
2 Non-stop vehicle, not hit |
119 |
131 |
109 |
125 |
77 |
29 |
590 |
|
|
Total |
337 |
292 |
252 |
258 |
232 |
158 |
1529 |
|
|
Total |
386 |
326 |
289 |
300 |
277 |
202 |
1780 |
Q3 Total number of people charged with failing to stop for the following calendar years
|
Number of people prosecuted for failing to stop (figures based on the offences listed below) |
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2015 |
349 |
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2016 |
444 |
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2017 |
291 |
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2018 |
198 |
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2019 |
173 |
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2020 |
187 |
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2021* |
139 |
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RT88218 |
Driver of a vehicle fail to stop after a road accident |
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RT88221 |
Driver of a vehicle fail to stop after road accident - give name and address of self and owner / vehicle details |
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RT88578 |
Fail to stop a mechanically propelled vehicle when required by constable / traffic warden |
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*1 January - 31 October 2021 |
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