a last hurrah. "In 2010 the worst areas of the UK overtook the worst areas of the US in terms of the proportion of accidents involving bodily injury. It is disappointing to see this trend not only continue, but worsen in all regions with the exception of Scotland." The maps below illustrate the correlation between the locations of claims management companies and third party motor bodily injury claims. (These images are available as jpegs on request.) Map of third party injury/third party damages claims number ratio in the UK in 2011; red represents high ratio  Accidents giving rise to third party claims are on the decline according to our 2011 data. Our research suggests that the rise in petrol prices has contributed to a reduction in the number of hours people spend driving and therefore has reduced accidents. Specifically third party damage claim frequencies have continued to decrease. This is the sharpest drop for the last 5 years, representing a decrease of 11%. However..,  Third party bodily injury (TPI) claim frequencies increased by 5% in 2011. Claim numbers have been rising year on year since our records began, (with the exception of 2010 which appears to have been the result of Ministry of Justice personal injury claims reform rather than a change in trend).  A staggering 18% increase in third party accidents involving bodily injury (third party bodily injury/third party damage ratio) from 2010 to 2011 . Since our records began year on year a greater proportion