Table 9(b): Costs per accident by element of cost and severity

Table 9(b): Costs per accident by element of cost and severity

Costs per accident by element of cost and severity
Accident Severity
Fatal Serious Slight Damage only
Casualty related costs for GB:
Lost output 776,776 30,991 3,676
Medical/ambulance 6,281 18,634 1,559
Pain, grief, suffering 1,521,673 211,543 17,514
Police and damage to property costs for GB:
Police/administration 22,865 2,658 686 45
Insurance 388 241 147 70
Damage to property Total 14,152 6,353 3,738 2,407
- Motorways 21,813 18,612 9,416 3,284
- Non built-up roads 17,148 7,817 5,182 3,417
- Built-up roads 10,111 5,419 3,197 2,286
Total costs per accident for GB 2,342,203 270,421 27,320 2,522

Note: Police costs have been updated following a survey in 2011 of police forces in England, Scotland and Wales.

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