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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 608-2024
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 28th June 2024 as follows:
Please find the Warwickshire Police response set out below.
Response: Please note that damage only collisions (no injury) are not required for statistical purposes and this information is not centrally recorded on the collision system. However, searches were conducted of the Command & Control System for reports of damage only collisions which have been reported during the stated period. The number is set out in the table below.
Year |
Total |
2022 |
4299 |
2023 |
4403 |
2024 |
1950 |
Grand total |
10652 |
It is not routine practice to capture driver date of birth or age in the incident log for Damage Only Accidents. The business area has advised that there have been in excess of 4000 such incidents recorded over the last 12 months and, of those, date of birth is only recorded on approximately 550 (age is not recorded). However, in order to calculate the age of those 550 it would be necessary to manually calculate each one between the date of incident and the date of birth. This would exceed the fees limit just for 12 months and, as stated above, would not provide information in relation to every damage only collision reported.
In accordance with section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this letter is a Refusal Notice for this element of the request; however, the remaining information has been provided below.
When reviewing the information please note the following:
Q1 response:
Year and age group of driver |
Severity of Collision |
Total |
||
1 Fatal |
2 Serious |
3 Slight |
||
2022 |
||||
17 to 24 |
6 |
40 |
99 |
145 |
25 to 34 |
6 |
44 |
147 |
197 |
35 to 44 |
3 |
33 |
115 |
151 |
45 to 54 |
4 |
47 |
107 |
158 |
55 to 64 |
2 |
42 |
75 |
119 |
65 to 74 |
3 |
23 |
28 |
54 |
75 or over |
1 |
8 |
32 |
41 |
Not stated |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
2022 total |
25 |
237 |
604 |
866 |
2023 |
||||
17 to 24 |
4 |
48 |
122 |
174 |
25 to 34 |
6 |
46 |
177 |
229 |
35 to 44 |
8 |
50 |
145 |
203 |
45 to 54 |
5 |
30 |
125 |
160 |
55 to 64 |
2 |
31 |
73 |
107 |
65 to 74 |
1 |
15 |
41 |
57 |
75 or over |
4 |
11 |
38 |
53 |
Not stated |
2 |
5 |
7 |
|
2023 total |
30 |
233 |
726 |
990 |
2024* |
||||
17 to 24 |
1 |
20 |
68 |
89 |
25 to 34 |
4 |
25 |
76 |
105 |
35 to 44 |
3 |
27 |
78 |
108 |
45 to 54 |
2 |
18 |
68 |
88 |
55 to 64 |
1 |
16 |
34 |
51 |
65 to 74 |
1 |
10 |
16 |
27 |
75 or over |
1 |
9 |
22 |
32 |
Not stated |
1 |
1 |
||
2024 total* |
13 |
125 |
363 |
501 |
Grand total |
68 |
595 |
1693 |
2357 |
*as at 24/07/2024
Q2 response:
Year |
Severity of Collision (age of driver 17 – 24 and collided with another vehicle) |
Total |
||
1 Fatal |
2 Serious |
3 Slight |
||
2022 |
3 |
31 |
73 |
107 |
2023 |
4 |
33 |
80 |
117 |
2024* |
15 |
48 |
63 |
|
Grand total |
7 |
79 |
201 |
287 |
*as at 24/07/2024
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided is as accurate as possible.
Your attention is drawn to the below which details your right of complaint.
Should you have any further enquiries concerning this matter, please write or email the Freedom of Information Unit quoting the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Officer
Freedom of Information Unit
Warwickshire Police
PO Box 4
Leek Wootton
Warwickshire
CV35 7QB