Mark Woodward
Sergeant

Mark Woodward

Accident
End of Watch June 14, 2002
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a motorcycle accident while travelling to report for duty.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Woodward served with the South Wales Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Woodward.

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

Agency

Location WLS
Platform Identity soutpd.crf.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 2002
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Mark Woodward is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 66 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At South Wales Railway Police, 9 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 90% of this agency's fallen.

South Wales Railway Police
9
of 10 officers
90% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Woodward's cause is highlighted.

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

How Mark Woodward Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Woodward is highlighted in Jun.

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