The ultimate resource for traffic, weather and regional road safety statistics
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Hover over the map to view severe accident rates by key areas and find out which areas are seeing accident volume and severe accident rates increase and decrease. Break this down by vehicle type to see the data for commercial and non-commercial vehicles.
Severe accident rate was 25% in 70mph zones compared to 33% in 60mph zones. Take a look through the data and add filters to see other results you may not expect.
Typically we think of heavy rain, snow and high winds as the most dangerous conditions to be driving in, but the data shows that there are other weather conditions where you are just as likely to have a severe accident. Use the filters to explore the data more.
All notorious for heavy congestion, one-way streets and its many roundabouts, those local to London may assume it to be the most dangerous city. However, the data shows that actually, the severe accident rate in Birmingham is actually much higher.
At Teletrac Navman, we understand that having fleet management software that delivers the most accurate data in an easy-to-digest way, is essential. To us, data is always at our very core, and we're constantly looking for new and innovative ways to extract it in the best way possible.
This dashboard represents exactly that - an exceptionally detailed data set built into an easy access resource. Now, users don't need to decipher Excel documents or lengthy reports, and instead can drill down into the exact data they need in just a few clicks. Key definitions and data resources are listed below.
Region Grouping
Regional grouping is based on a best fit model between local district authority to county, and county to the 9 regions of England, and Scotland and Wales.
Severe Accident Rate
The sum of serious and fatal accidents (defined as severe), divided by the total number of recorded accidents
Vehicle Type
Vehicle categories have been grouped into types using the structure documented below:
Rush Hour
Rush hour times are defined as 7am to 10am and 4pm to 7pm weekdays only. Other times outside of this period are classed as Non-Rush Hour
Time of Day Grouping
The time of day grouping splits the day into 6 even segments as outlined below:
City Grouping
City grouping is based on the postcode area code definition below:
Weather Category Adjustments (wind)
Categories 'Fine', 'Raining' and 'Snowing' include values with and without high wind
