Peter William Bryan Betts
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Police Constable

Peter William Bryan Betts

Thames Valley Police — Kidlington, ENG
Accident
End of Watch July 15, 1993
Age 50
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a collision with a lorry while instructing on a motorcycle course.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Betts served with the Thames Valley Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Betts.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type State Police
Location Kidlington, ENG
Platform Identity tvpd.oxf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1993
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Peter William Bryan Betts is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Thames Valley Police, 17 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.3% of this agency's fallen.

Thames Valley Police
17
of 22 officers
77.3% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter William Bryan Betts's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Peter William Bryan Betts Compares

Age at Death
50
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter William Bryan Betts is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897