Table 4: Reported accidents by road type and severity. 2014-18 and 2017 to 2021 averages, 2017 to 2021.

Table 4: Reported accidents by road type and severity. 2014-18 and 2017 to 2021 averages, 2017 to 2021.

Reported accidents by road type and severity. 2014-18 and 2017 to 2021 averages, 2017 to 2021.
Severity/Year Trunk Local Authority All Roads Trunk % of total
Major roads Minor roads
Non built up Built up Total Non built up Built up Non built up Built up Total
(a) numbers
Fatal
2017 37 1 38 41 21 18 22 102 96 140 27
2018 46 3 49 41 19 20 21 101 107 150 33
2019 46 3 49 37 17 22 32 108 105 157 31
2020 38 1 39 25 22 18 27 92 81 131 30
2021 36 4 40 34 13 23 25 95 93 135 30
Adjusted serious
2017 371 55 426 316 475 293 890 1,975 2,401 18
2018 391 54 444 320 412 289 844 1,865 2,309 19
2019 339 39 378 330 383 230 816 1,759 2,137 18
2020 182 32 214 202 256 169 519 1,146 1,360 16
2021 253 32 285 208 270 169 511 1,158 1,443 20
All Severities
2017 1,081 166 1,247 772 1,524 673 2,902 5,871 7,118 18
2018 1,046 171 1,217 711 1,319 638 2,547 5,215 6,432 19
2019 880 134 1,014 710 1,180 519 2,350 4,759 5,773 18
2020 516 98 614 467 780 410 1,619 3,276 3,890 16
2021 673 101 774 467 762 384 1,512 3,125 3,899 20
(b) annual averages
Fatal
2014-18 average 49 3 52 42 18 20 28 108 161 33
2017 to 2021 average 41 2 43 36 18 20 25 100 143 30
Adjusted serious
2014-18 average 391 57 447 347 468 318 979 2,111 2,558 17
2017 to 2021 average 307 42 349 275 359 230 716 1,581 1,930 18
All Severities
2014-18 average 1,187 189 1,376 866 1,601 750 3,249 6,467 7,843 18
2017 to 2021 average 839 134 973 625 1,113 525 2,186 4,449 5,422 18
(c) Per cent changes
2021 on 2020
Fatal -5 300 3 36 -41 28 -7 3 3
Adjusted serious 39 0 33 3 5 0 -2 1 6
All Severities 30 3 26 0 -2 -6 -7 -5 0
2021 on 2014-18 average
Fatal -27 33 -23 -19 -29 14 -9 -12 -16
Adjusted serious -35 -43 -36 -40 -42 -47 -48 -45 -44
All Severities -43 -47 -44 -46 -52 -49 -53 -52 -50
2017 to 2021 average on 2014-18 average
Fatal -17 -20 -18 -16 0 0 -8 -8 -11
Serious1 -21 -25 -22 -21 -23 -28 -27 -25 -25
All Severities -29 -29 -29 -28 -30 -30 -33 -31 -31

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