A tool has been launched to help people find out how safe the roads are in their area.
Developed by AXA and Road Safety Analysis, which independently collated and analysed hundreds of thousands of pieces of data from a variety of sources, the Local Road Safety Index 2014 launched today.
Search the Local Road Safety Index map below to find out how safe your local area is:
To search the index, put in your postcode and press 'search'.
You will also be able to see the schools local to your postcode – these are indicated by the blue pin markers. Click on the school pin markers and a box will appear, showing specific information relating to road accidents that have occurred within 500m of that particular school between 2008 and 2013.
The map works with all modern browsers including Firefox, Chrome, Safari and IE 9 and above.
Map Key
Your local school
Total number of accidents between 2008 and 2013
Total number of pedestrians involved in road accidents between 2008 and 2013
Total number of children involved in road accidents between 2008 and 2013
Total number of cyclists involved in road accidents between 2008 and 2013
Annual average crashes per km of road
Incidents
Local Road Safety Index Data
AXA's Local Road Safety Index has been created using data from Road Safety Analysis. This data refers specifically to roads that are within a 500 metre radius of British schools. Statistics have therefore been generated by analysing these roads. Figures take into account all incidents within this 500m anchor point including those that occur outside of school term times, and incorporate child, adult and cyclist casualties. The child casualty numbers don't necessarily relate to children attending that particular school.
Road Safety Analysis used GIS mapping technology to analyse the 500m of roads around each school. For further information about the methodology behind the map, please visit www.roadsafetyanalysis.co.uk or email info@roadsafetyanalysis.co.uk.
The data consists of all road related incidents that are reported the police as well as official Government statistics from the Department for Transport between 2005 and 2013.
