2 December 2011 Last updated at 17:52

Every death on every road in Great Britain 1999-2010

The image below shows the location of 2,396,750 road crashes in Great Britain from 1999 to 2010. Each light point is an individual collision which resulted in a casualty. The intensity of brightness shows where collisions are more frequent.

Map showing all crashes in the UK

The video below animates 12 years of road crash data. Each light point is the site of a road collision resulting in injury. The brighter the lights the more collisions have occurred. During the time of the morning and late rush hours the maps pulse with light.

This graphic visualises all road crashes in Great Britain between 1999 and 2010, mapped over 24 hours.
This graphic visualises all road crashes in London mapped over 24 hours, between 1999 and 2010.
This graphic visualises all road crashes in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle between 1999 and 2010, mapped over 24 hours.
This graphic visualises all road crashes in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Bradford, and York between 1999 and 2010, mapped over 24 hours.
This graphic visualises all road crashes in Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry, Cambridge and Peterborough between 1999 and 2010, mapped over 24 hours.
This graphic visualises all road crashes in south Wales and the West between 1999 and 2010, mapped over 24 hours.

Tablet users can view the GB video here. These links take you to the London, Borders, North, Midlands and the South Wales and West videos.

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