Road Accidents Scotland is produced annually by the Scottish Government, Analytical Services Division, Transport Statistics Branch. It presents statistics of the numbers of injury road accidents which were recorded by the police in Scotland. The data presented relates to the most recent year available (currently 2006). The more detailed tables provide data in the form of 5-year annual averages (for the years 2002-2006) in line with the UK casualty reduction targets for 2010. They also present information over the last ten individual years. Some of the lesser detailed trend analysis goes back as far as 1953. Similar statistics are available on a Great Britain wide basis in the publication 'Road Accidents Great Britain'.
Sources:
The main source of accident data is Police STATS 19 Forms.
STATS 19 forms are completed by the police for all injury accidents reported to them. They include details of:
All this information is coded into the Road Accidents Statistical Database.
Data Availability:
Road Accidents Scotland contains over 40 tables of information relating to injury accidents in Scotland. Examples of these tables include:
The database of accidents contains details of all injury accidents recorded.
Format of the Data:
Road Accidents Scotland is produced annually as a stand-alone document/report. A summary bulletin giving provisional high level figures is also produced. Full accident details are held on the database.
Accident data from the database can be extracted for specific roads throughout Scotland (both trunk and non-trunk).
Data Use:
The data from Road Accident Scotland and the Road Accidents Statistical Database can be used to determine the overall effects of scheme improvements i.e. the changes in accident rates and costs associated with different schemes. Data can also be extracted from the database to provide local historic accident rates and costs.
Data Access:
Copies of Road Accidents Scotland are available online at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Top
Extracts from the Road Accidents Statistical Database can be obtained from the SG Transport Statistics Branch and the SG Accident Investigation Unit (trunk road accidents only). Local information should however be obtained from the appropriate Police force or Local Authority.
Road Casualties Great Britain can be accessed via the DfT website at: http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/stat
Cost:
Road Accidents Scotland is available free of charge online.
Data from the Road Accidents Statistical Database is usually supplied free of charge to Local Authorities. However, a charge may be made depending upon the amount of staff time required.
Contacts:
The Scottish Government contact for accident data is:
Charlie Lewis, Email: transtat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.
