Road accident statistics for the UK 2007
Accident statistics 2007 latest update
The Department for Transport
each year release a snapshot of road accident
statistics: the latest version relates to the statistics
for 2007. The numbers are compared to "averages" taken from a
sample across the period 1995-2000, many casualty rates
are substantially lower thanks to numerous government
initiatives.
There were a total of 247,780 casualties of all
severities, 4 per cent lower than in 2006. 2,946 people
were killed, 7 per cent lower than in 2006, 27,774 were
seriously injured (down 3 per cent on 2006) and 217,060
were slightly injured (down 4 per cent on 2006).
• The overall number of casualties fell for all types
of road user compared with 2006, with the exception of
pedal cyclists (which were at the same level) and
motorcyclists, which were 1 per cent higher. The number
of people seriously injured rose for these two groups.
• The number of fatalities fell for almost all types
of road user, with a fall of 11 per cent for car
occupants, 4 per cent for pedestrians, 2 per cent for
motorcyclists and 7 per cent for pedal cyclists.
More from 2007 statistics
The number of children killed or seriously injured
dropped from 3,294 in 2006 to 3,090 in 2007.
The total number of children killed or seriously
injured fell by 28% (169: 2006) to 121; There were 646 pedestrian
deaths (675: 2006). Killed or seriously injured casualties fell
to 30,720 (31,845: 2006).
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In 2007, the number of serious casualties among motorcycle
users increased to 6,737 (6,484: 2006)
The all inclusive motorcycle casualty list for 2007
was up slightly to 23,459 (23,326: 2006)
Pedal cyclist casualties dropped very marginally to
16195 (16,561: 2006).
The number of cyclists killed or seriously injured
rose to 2,564 (2,442: 2006).
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