Collision Recording And Sharing System (CRASH)

1. Collision Recording And Sharing System (CRASH) Pat Kilbey Head of Road Safety Statistics Unit Department for Transport Pat.kilbey@dft.gsi.gov.uk

2. Vision • Standard national electronic system for England and Wales to enable the secure • Collection • Management of collision investigations • Validation • Transmission and • Storage of collision details. to meet police business needs and government statistical requirements • Provide an optional mobile solution • Importation and auto population of collision details

3. CRASH in general • The system will deal with all aspects of a collision, including • Initial details at collision scene • Collision investigation • Administration • File management • STATS19 completion • Optional system with a back office and an optional mobile solution • Front Office, Back Office and Mobile Device screens • Flexible XML interface

4. CRASH in general • Once-only submission • Single database Intelligence • Linked to national databases • Accessible via Web browsers • Centralised Support & Maintenance • Annual operating costs • Electronic transfer of validated STATS19

5. CRASH in operation • Officer attends collision with mobile device • GPS gives exact location of collision • Officer inputs minimum data • Addresses added from post codes • Name checked on PNC • VRM checked on PNC • Police and statistics (NCRF and NCSR report forms integrated and only required fields displayed • Printing at scene • Officer receives warning if not submitted within specified time

6. Other Features Interfaces: • GPS, PNC, Mapping, Case Preparation systems, PentiP, KeyACCIDENT and AccsMap Other features: • Management process e.g. reminders - ‘paperless’ system • Letters and forms • Audit trail • Merge duplicate reports • Electronic transfer to other forces • National collision details immediately available • Local stats fields • Training and Online Help

7. Digital Collision Recording - benefits Quality improvements for statistics: • Statistics fully integrated within police accident reporting • Details e.g. personal, vehicle and location can be confirmed and the reports can be compiled and essential parts validated at the scene of the collision. • Maximise the automated importation of data from other systems • Drop down menus/help to ensure correct input eg severity classification • Notify missing data and complete validation before final submission. Improved quality but also potential for access to a wider range of data without adding to the burden of data collection

8. Progress & Plans • The contract to develop the software has was awarded end of 2008 • Clarification of requirements and design completed, software under development and an initial demonstration system produced • Testing with 3 pilot forces in spring 2011 • Roll-out to other forces starting mid 2011 Further information: NPIA Business Change Manager: Inspector Geoff Goodall: geoff.goodall@npia.pnn.police.uk General: PatKilbey/David Wilson RSS, DfT website

9. Creation of a new record

10. Casualty record