BBC News - Interactive map: A decade of road deaths

In 2008, 2,538 people died on Britain's roads, on average nearly seven every day. Using official data released by the Department of Transport, this map plots the location of every fatal road crash in Great Britain between 1999 and 2008, a total of 32,298 deaths.

Select a police authority or type in a postcode to discover where fatal road crashes occur. Click the yellow markers to get more detail. For 2008 we have included some links to stories – both BBC news and others – to convey some of the grim reality behind the statistics.

Use these controls to zoom in on the map, or drag the map to a location of interest.

Enter your full postcode if you live in Great Britain, or pick a Police Authority area to see where fatal road crashes have occurred.

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Sex

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Age

0-15
16-24
25-29
30-59
60+

Mode of transport (%)

Vehicle type	Count
Car
Motorbike
Bicycle
Pedestrian
Other

About the data: The data used to create this map comes from official statistics released by the Department of Transport. It covers the years 1999 to 2008 but only for those incidents where there was at least one fatality. Statistics for Northern Ireland are collected and released separately and are not included in this map.

More on the data here.

See Crash: Special report for more coverage.

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