Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 30th June 2011
Date published/launched: June 2011
This publication presents statistics on personal injury accidents in 2010 on public roads (including footways) in Great Britain, which became known to the police.
The key findings from the main results 2010 include:
• The number of people killed in road accidents reported to the police fell by 16% from 2,222 in 2009 to 1,857 in 2010. This the lowest figure since national records began in 1926.
• A total of 22,660 people were reported killed or seriously injured in 2010, 8% less than in 2009.
• There were 208,655 casualties (slight injuries, serious injuries and fatalities) in road accidents reported to the police in Great Britain in 2010, 6% less than in 2009.
• Total reported child casualties (ages 0-15) fell by 5% to 19,569 in 2010. The number of children killed or seriously injured in 2010 was 2,502, down 6% on 2009.
• Motor vehicle traffic levels fell by 2% compared to 2009. The overall casualty rate for accidents reported to the police per billion vehicle miles therefore fell to 677 per billion vehicle miles, compared to 709 casualties per billion vehicle miles in 2009.
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