Table 16: Estimated distance between the home of the driver or rider and the location of the injury accident by type of vehicle and police force area in which the reported accident occurred. Year: 2021

Table 16: Estimated distance between the home of the driver or rider and the location of the injury accident by type of vehicle and police force area in which the reported accident occurred. Year: 2021

Estimated distance between the home of the driver or rider and the location of the injury accident by type of vehicle and police force area in which the reported accident occurred 1. Year: 2021.
North East 5 Tayside Argyll & West Dunbartonshire Forth Valley Dumfries & Galloway Ayrshire Greater Glasgow
Pedal cycle rider
Postcode, invalid or not known 2 2 3 13 - 7 9
Driver from elsewhere in the UK - 1 - 1 - - 2
Scottish driver, distance not known 4 - - - - - - 2
Vehicle parked and unattended - - - - - - -
Up to 2 km 9 15 6 8 8 4 52
Over 2 up to 5 km 3 6 1 - 3 5 31
Over 5 up to 10 km 3 6 1 4 - 4 17
Over 10 up to 20 km 1 3 - 2 1 1 5
Over 20 up to 50 km 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
Over 50 km - 2 1 1 3 1 -
Total 19 36 14 30 16 24 119
Motorcycle rider
Postcode, invalid or not known 2 1 3 2 - - 4
Driver from elsewhere in the UK 1 3 5 - 4 1 -
Scottish driver, distance not known 4 - - - - - - -
Vehicle parked and unattended - - - - - - -
Up to 2 km 8 7 1 2 3 1 23
Over 2 up to 5 km 6 7 - 6 4 6 7
Over 5 up to 10 km 5 4 1 4 2 2 8
Over 10 up to 20 km 8 10 - 7 4 5 6
Over 20 up to 50 km 4 5 3 5 - 9 3
Over 50 km 5 3 9 3 8 3 1
Total 39 40 22 29 25 27 52
Car driver
Postcode, invalid or not known 19 18 22 27 5 43 68
Driver from elsewhere in the UK 2 9 13 3 21 3 9
Scottish driver, distance not known 4 - - - 1 - - 1
Vehicle parked and unattended 4 23 1 7 7 17 47
Up to 2 km 49 121 31 62 29 61 240
Over 2 up to 5 km 44 91 18 47 20 48 180
Over 5 up to 10 km 32 74 12 38 19 45 135
Over 10 up to 20 km 52 58 18 27 13 48 82
Over 20 up to 50 km 52 44 18 22 17 24 45
Over 50 km 15 55 25 9 20 10 11
Total 269 493 158 243 151 299 818
Other driver or rider 2
Postcode, invalid or not known 13 7 9 9 4 12 17
Driver from elsewhere in the UK - 9 - 2 12 3 1
Scottish driver, distance not known 4 - - - - - - -
Vehicle parked and unattended 1 5 - 1 - 2 6
Up to 2 km 6 12 5 7 9 11 24
Over 2 up to 5 km 10 10 2 4 4 4 38
Over 5 up to 10 km 7 7 2 2 3 5 28
Over 10 up to 20 km 8 11 2 3 2 8 25
Over 20 up to 50 km 15 17 5 14 8 15 20
Over 50 km 8 17 6 2 7 4 6
Total 68 95 31 44 49 64 165
All drivers and riders
Postcode, invalid or not known 36 28 37 51 9 62 98
Driver from elsewhere in the UK 3 22 18 6 37 7 12
Scottish driver, distance not known 4 - - - 1 - - 3
Vehicle parked and unattended 5 28 1 8 7 19 53
Up to 2 km 72 155 43 79 49 77 339
Over 2 up to 5 km 63 114 21 57 31 63 256
Over 5 up to 10 km 47 91 16 48 24 56 188
Over 10 up to 20 km 69 82 20 39 20 62 118
Over 20 up to 50 km 72 67 28 42 26 50 69
Over 50 km 28 77 41 15 38 18 18
Total 395 664 225 346 241 414 1,154

1. The distance is estimated using the postcode of the house of the driver or rider, if this is available - please see Annex D.

2. 'Other' includes taxis, minibus, bus or coach, ridden horse, agricultural vehicles and goods vehicles.

3. Due to a small problem with a few records, some of the figures in this table will not match exactly those of other tables.

4. Due to a problem with the methodology in producing this table, there was an error in with these figures in previous editions of this table.

5. In 2015 the police created a new North East division by combining Aberdeenshire, Moray and Aberdeenshire councils.

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