Road accidents

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008129/P

 Version Date: 22/05/2025

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Data Source

Force road traffic collision (RTC) recording system - Accsmap and CRASH

Force incident recording system – STORM

 

Data Processing:

Incidents

Qliksense Incident Report

Filtered on Created Date: 01/04/2023 - 22/04/2025

Neighbourhood: Torrington Rural

Opening Secondary Qualifier

Rtc - Damage Only

Rtc - Death/Injury

Rtc - Death/Serious Injury

Rtc - Slight Injury

 

Closing Secondary Qualifier

Rtc - Damage Only

Rtc - Death/Serious Injury

Rtc - Incident - Death/Injury

Rtc - Slight Injury

 

Closing Secondary Qualifier and Opening Secondary Qualifier combined duplicates removed from Opening Secondary Qualifier data

 

Data mapped to Blue 8 Mapping Software

A circle of 100 metres, centred on the small road opposite the garage forecourt was mapped and data exported

 

Road Traffic Collisions

Qlikview Road Traffic Collisions Report

Filtered on Collision Date: 01/04/2023 - 22/04/2025

All collisions for requested dates mapped to blue 8 mapping software

A circle of 100 metres, centred on the small road opposite the garage forecourt was mapped and data exported.

 

Caveats/Limitations

There is a possibility that data from mid-January 2018 onwards is incomplete due to problems with the Collisions data we have been receiving.                                                                                                                                                      

 

Please note, that from 1st January 2008 -Damage only Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs) will not be recorded unless there is a clear and specified purpose for doing so, specifically:

 

- Section 170 RTA 1988 not complied with (fail to stop)

- Police vehicle involved

- Other emergency services vehicle responding to an incident are involved

- The collision is one that provides a realistic prospect of securing a conviction against one of the drivers (Threshold Test aspect of the Full Code Test for Crown Prosecutors')

- Single vehicle loss of control

 

Also note that from March 2010 –

Non-injury road traffic collisions will not be recorded or investigated unless one or more of the following conditions apply:

(a)  A driver has failed to comply fully with the statutory requirements of the Road Traffic Act, e.g. fail to stop; exchange details

(b)  Allegations have been made at the scene and/or the attending officer considers that there is sufficient corroborated evidence about the manner of driving to prove an offence.

(c) An offence is apparent - i.e. the driver has been arrested for excess alcohol

 

I would like to receive any information where accidents occurring in the vicinity of Dolton Beacon crossroads have been reported to police over a period of 2 years.

Accidents where a police response has been made.

 

Storm Data

7 RTC’s were attended by Police:

 

Date	Qualifier Closing Secondary
May 2023	Rtc - Damage Only
April 2023	Rtc - Damage Only
May 2024	Rtc - Damage Only
June 2024	Rtc - Damage Only
October 2024	Rtc - Slight Injury
January 2025	Rtc - Slight Injury
February 2025	Rtc - Damage Only

 

 Accsmap and CRASH Data

3 RTC’s were attended by Police.

 

Collision Date	Collision Severity
October 2024	Slight
September 2023	Slight
April 2023	Damage Only

 

 Accidents where police were unable to attend.

 Nil return

 

Accidents where persons were advised to exchange their names and addresses.

 

No information held. The Force does not record this information.

Clarification: A circle of 100 metres, centred on the small road opposite the garage forecourt would include all areas of concern and potentially in need mitigation measures.