Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 3rd November 2011
Date published/launched: November 2011
This publication presents statistics on personal injury accidents in the year ending June 2011 on public roads (including footways) in Great Britain, which became known to the police within 30 days.
Key points:
• There were 1,910 people killed and 24,560 killed or seriously injured (KSI), in reported road accidents in the year ending June 2011. This represents a fall of 4 per cent for both severities compared to the previous 12 month period.
• There were 206,850 casualties (slight injuries, serious injuries and fatalities), 5 per cent less than the year ending June 2010.
• Total reported child casualties (ages 0–15) fell by 2 per cent to 19,980 with those killed or seriously injured down 4 per cent (2,470), compared with the year ending June 2010.
• The number of injury road accidents reported to the police fell by 5 per cent (to 152,960) and the number of fatal accidents by 3 per cent (to 1,790) compared with the 12-month period ending June 2010.
• Motor vehicle traffic levels fell by 0.8 per cent compared to the 12 month period ending June 2010.
• There were 1,910 people killed and 24,560 killed or seriously injured (KSI), in reported road accidents in the year ending June 2011. This represents a fall of 4 per cent for both severities compared to the previous 12 month period.
• There were 206,850 casualties (slight injuries, serious injuries and fatalities), 5 per cent less than the year ending June 2010.
• Total reported child casualties (ages 0–15) fell by 2 per cent to 19,980 with those killed or seriously injured down 4 per cent (2,470), compared with the year ending June 2010.
• The number of injury road accidents reported to the police fell by 5 per cent (to 152,960) and the number of fatal accidents by 3 per cent (to 1,790) compared with the 12-month period ending June 2010.
• Motor vehicle traffic levels fell by 0.8 per cent compared to the 12 month period ending June 2010.
For more information contact:
roadacc.stats@dft.gsi.gov.uk
T: 020 7944 6595
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