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.

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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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