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1. Main findings
Between 2004 and 2024:
- fatalities were down 39% from 677 to 409
- serious injuries (adjusted) decreased by 48%
- pedestrian traffic (distance walked) decreased by 13%
Averaged over the period 2020 to 2024:
an average of 8 pedestrians died and 115 were seriously injured
(adjusted) per week in reported road collisions
a majority of pedestrian fatalities (58%) do not occur at or
within 20m of a junction compared to 42% of all seriously injured
(adjusted) casualties
66% of pedestrian fatalities were in collisions involving a
single car
33% of pedestrian fatalities occurred on rural roads compared to
14% of all pedestrian casualties
65% of pedestrian killed or seriously injured (KSI) (adjusted)
casualties were male
The most common contributory factor allocated to pedestrians no
contributory factors included in the public data
2. Pedestrian traffic and reported casualties
In 2024, 409 pedestrians were killed in Great Britain, whilst 5965
were reported to be seriously injured and 13381 slightly injured.
Table 1 and Chart 1 show that pedestrian traffic (measured by
distance walked) has decreased between 2004 and 2024 whilst fatalities,
serious and slight injuries have fallen.
Between 2023 and 2024, pedestrian fatalities decreased by 3% while
pedestrian traffic (distance walked) increased by 1%.
3. How far do pedestrians travel?
The National Travel Survey (NTS) which provides the number
of trips and average distance travelled (NTS0303) by person per year
for English residents. This is used to derive casualty rates per mile
travelled for pedestrians, which also use the Great Britain population
figure to estimate total distance walked each year.
4. Casualty rates per mile travelled
The pedestrian casualty rate has fallen for all severities in 2024
compared to 2004.
The overall casualty rate decreased by 53%. The fatality rate
decreased by 30% compared to a 41% reduction for serious injuries and a
57% reduction for slight injuries.
5. Sex and age comparisons
Between 2020 and 2024, 65% of pedestrian casualties were male and 35%
female.
There are 1.9 times more male than female pedestrian casualties
overall. This compares to 2.3 more for 30-39, 1.5 more for 0-11 and 0.9
more for 70+ - the only age group in which female casualties outnumber
males.
6. Which vehicles are involved in collisions with pedestrians?
Between 2020 and 2024, most pedestrian fatalities occurred in 1
vehicle collisions involving a car (275).
However, the highest proportion of casualties from single vehicle
collisions involve 1 heavy goods vehicle (4.8%). The second highest
proportion (3.3%) occurred in collisions when 3 or more other vehicles
involved.
7. Time of day of collisions
The weekday peak time for pedestrian KSIs is from 3pm to 6pm. By
contrast, the peak is from 1am to 9pm at weekends.
9. Vehicle movement on the road
A majority of pedestrian fatalities( 58 %) occur not at junction or
within 20 metres compared to 42 % of serious injuries (adjusted).
However, 29 % of fatalities occur at a junction compared to 43 % of
serious injuries (adjusted).
Sections 10 not reproducible as data is not public and sections 11
and 14 are simply explanatory text.
This document is also useful for understanding the methodology behind
the categories https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68373a464115cfe5bfaa2cd4/STATS20_2024_specification.pdf