Organisation: Welsh Government
Date of Publication: July 2024
Uploaded to Knowledge Centre: 14 August 2024
This data shows a fall in casualties on 20mph and 30mph roads in Wales in the first three months of 2024, after the nation’s default 20mph speed limit was introduced.
In September 2023, Wales became the first nation in the UK to introduce a default 20mph speed limit. The change applied to restricted roads only, usually in residential and built-up areas.
The figures show 78 people were killed or seriously injured on 20mph and 30mph roads between January and March 2024, compared to 101 in the first quarter of 2023. That included five fatalities on 20mph and 30mph roads, compared to 11 in the same period in 2023. The figures also show a 26% reduction for casualties of all severities.
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