FOI 424/25 Car Collisions

Enquiry Reference: 424 -25                                                                                              

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request.  Below is your request and our response.

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding road traffic collisions within your jurisdiction for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024.

We would like this data first at the total jurisdiction level and then broken down by the five most populous areas, as determined by the latest Census data.

1. Car Collisions

For your entire jurisdiction, please provide:

• The total number of reported road traffic collisionseach year.
• The most common roads where collisions occurred(top five per year).
• The postcode areas with the highest number of collisions(top five per year) and the postcode areas with the lowest number of collisions (bottom five). 
• The primary contributory factors(e.g., speeding, reckless driving, driving under the influence, weather conditions, etc.).
• The make and model of vehicles involvedin these collisions.

For each of the five most populous areas within your area, please provide:

• The number of reported road traffic collisionseach year.
• The most common roads where collisions occurred(top five per year).
• The postcode areas with the highest number of collisions(top five per year).
• The primary contributory factors.
• The make and model of vehicles involved.

2. Pedestrian Collisions

For your entire jurisdiction, please provide:

• The total number of reported pedestrian-related collisionseach year.
• The most common roads where pedestrian-related collisions occurred(top five per year).
• The postcode areas with the highest number of pedestrian-related collisions(top five per year) and the postcode areas with the lowest number of pedestrian-related collisions (bottom five per year). 
• The types of pedestrian crossingswhere these collisions occurred (e.g., zebra crossings, signal-controlled crossings, uncontrolled crossings, etc.).
• The primary contributory factors.

For each of the five most populous areas within your area please provide:

• The number of pedestrian-related collisionseach year.
• The most common roads where pedestrian-related collisions occurred(top five per year).
• The postcode areas with the highest number of pedestrian-related collisions(top five per year).
• The types of pedestrian crossings where these collisions occurred.
• The primary contributory factors.

3. Cycling, E-Scooter, and Motorbike Collisions

For your entire jurisdiction, please provide:

• The total number of reported road traffic collisionsinvolving cyclists, e-scooters, and motorbikes each year.
• The most common roads where such collisions occurred(top five per year).
• The postcode areas with the highest number of these collisions(top five per year) and the postcode areas with the lowest number of these collisions (bottom five per year). 
• The primary contributory factors.

For each of the five most populous areas within your area, please provide:

• The number of reported road traffic collisionsinvolving cyclists, e-scooters, and motorbikes each year.
• The most common roads where such collisions occurred(top five per year).
• The postcode areas with the highest number of these collisions(top five per year).
• The primary contributory factors.

If any portion of this request exceeds cost limitations, please advise on how it may be refined to remain within the FOIA threshold.

Having made enquiries within the Force we consider the Freedom of information Act 2000 Exemption 21 (Information Accessible by other means) is engaged in relation to this request this is a class based and absolute exemption, requiring no prejudice or public interest to be considered.

Please click on the below link to access the information you require. 

Raw data that is published by the Department for Transport  (DfT) every year on : https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/cb7ae6f0-4be6-4935-9277-47e5ce24a11f/road-accidents-safety-data 

Also please use the link below for the data we publish on the casualty dashboard : https://tinyurl.com/necasualtydashboard   

The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.

If you are not satisfied with this response or any actions taken in dealing with your request, you have the right to request an independent internal review of your case under our review procedure. The Freedom of Information Code of Practice (see below link) states that a request for internal review should be made within 20 working days of the date on this response or 40 working days if extenuating circumstances to account for the delay can be evidenced. Public authorities are not obliged to accept internal reviews after this date.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/freedom-of-information-code-of-practice

Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker