Table 2.
Total National and Regional WPV incidents, total number of incidents and incidents/100,000 attendances 2017–2021.
| Region | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Attendances | 22,826,902 | 23,606,620 | 24,868,134 | 19,010,546 | 22,982,783 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 17,268,749 | 18,586,008 | 20,376,978 | 16,054,358 | 19,393,471 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 9,760 | 10,600 | 12,369 | 12,749 | 15,253 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 56.52 | 57.03 | 60.70 | 79.41 | 78.65 | 0.086 | ||
| England | Attendances | 19,694,111 | 20,412,939 | 21,529,458 | 16,465,528 | 20,113,961 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 14,497,515 | 15,765,155 | 17,436,396 | 13,801,926 | 16,864,078 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 8,111 | 9,353 | 11,059 | 11,297 | 13,490 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 55.95 | 59.33 | 63.42 | 81.85 | 79.99 | 0.086 | ||
| East of England | Attendances | 1,968,787 | 2,070,030 | 2,187,334 | 1,773,918 | 2,180,383 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 1,368,076 | 1,494,371 | 1,681,380 | 1,390,604 | 1,713,705 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 622 | 631 | 835 | 738 | 730 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 45.47 | 42.23 | 49.66 | 53.07 | 42.60 | 1.00 | ||
| London | Attendances | 4,120,305 | 4,298,500 | 4,529,699 | 3,205,218 | 3,956,859 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 2,590,128 | 2,683,210 | 2,969,267 | 2,227,230 | 2,737,494 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 1,662 | 2,389 | 2,736 | 2,332 | 3,128 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 64.17 | 89.04 | 92.14 | 104.70 | 114.27 | 0.028 | ||
| Midlands | Attendances | 3,510,359 | 3,636,878 | 3,874,364 | 2,956,190 | 3,653,149 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 2,462,054 | 2,599,894 | 2,777,899 | 2,096,936 | 2,637,310 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 1,917 | 1,724 | 1,746 | 1,608 | 1,697 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 77.86 | 66.31 | 62.85 | 76.68 | 64.35 | 0.46 | ||
| North East and Yorkshire | Attendances | 3,365,758 | 3,470,177 | 3,681,222 | 2,808,001 | 3,477,898 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 2,500,029 | 2,788,484 | 2,977,117 | 2,268,802 | 2,824,199 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 846 | 1,021 | 1,093 | 1,388 | 1,745 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 33.84 | 36.61 | 36.71 | 61.18 | 61.79 | 0.068 | ||
| North West | Attendances | 3,159,419 | 3,205,324 | 3,314,320 | 2,547,068 | 3,080,742 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 2,087,767 | 2,537,634 | 2,877,877 | 2,409,375 | 2,912,975 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 856 | 1,159 | 1,646 | 1,856 | 2,526 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 41.00 | 45.67 | 57.19 | 77.03 | 86.72 | 0.028 | ||
| South East | Attendances | 2,477,965 | 2,528,797 | 2,692,563 | 2,187,533 | 2,622,513 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 1,818,602 | 1,856,272 | 2,268,061 | 1,927,039 | 2,318,907 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 1,127 | 1,225 | 1,726 | 1,947 | 2,302 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 61.97 | 65.99 | 76.10 | 101.04 | 99.27 | 0.086 | ||
| South West | Attendances | 1,670,859 | 1,805,290 | 1,884,795 | 1,481,940 | 1,719,488 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 1,670,859 | 1,805,290 | 1,884,795 | 1,481,940 | 1,719,488 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 1,080 | 1,204 | 1,277 | 1,428 | 1,362 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 64.64 | 66.69 | 67.75 | 96.36 | 79.21 | 0.086 | ||
| Scotland | Attendances | 1,348,163 | 1,367,894 | 1,436,432 | 1,085,365 | 1,239,818 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 1,341,541 | 1,361,085 | 1,429,422 | 1,080,833 | 1,235,709 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 643 | 503 | 490 | 560 | 490 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 47.93 | 36.96 | 34.28 | 51.81 | 39.65 | 1.00 | ||
| Wales | Attendances | 807,543 | 814,684 | 843,668 | 666,417 | 734,434 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 807,543 | 814,684 | 843,668 | 666,417 | 734,434 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 812 | 458 | 546 | 628 | 897 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 100.55 | 56.22 | 64.72 | 94.24 | 122.13 | 0.46 | ||
| Northern Ireland | Attendances | 785,504 | 811,313 | 841,588 | 632,454 | 692,828 | – | |
| Attendances used in analysis | 785,504 | 645,084 | 667,492 | 505,182 | 559,250 | – | ||
| Total number of incidents | 194 | 286 | 274 | 264 | 376 | – | ||
| Incidents Per 100,000 | 31.18 | 44.34 | 41.05 | 52.26 | 67.23 | 0.086 | ||