On this page:

Key 2006 Road Accident Statistics

« Previous | Contents | Next »

Listen

Table 6 Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity

Mode of Transport

Built-up roads

Non built-up roads

All roads

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Pedestrian

1994-98 average

72

1,256

4,165

32

120

219

104

1,376

4,385

2004

55

666

2,919

21

84

157

76

750

3,076

2005

45

677

2,917

21

63

131

66

740

3,048

2006 prov.

44

675

2,691

17

66

131

61

741

2,822

% change on 2005

*

0%

-8%

*

5%

0%

-8%

0%

-7%

on 94-98 average

-39%

-46%

-35%

*

-45%

-40%

-41%

-46%

-36%

Pedal cycle

1994-98 average

4

196

1,130

6

53

153

11

249

1,283

2004

3

107

696

4

21

79

7

128

775

2005

8

107

696

8

25

85

16

132

781

2006 prov.

7

112

684

3

28

83

10

140

767

% change on 2005

*

5%

-2%

*

*

-2%

*

6%

-2%

on 94-98 average

*

-43%

-39%

*

-47%

-46%

*

-44%

-40%

Motor cycle

1994-98 average

5

148

509

26

207

426

31

355

935

2004

5

147

529

37

248

465

42

395

994

2005

3

157

575

31

246

506

34

403

1,081

2006 prov.

12

173

566

46

230

488

58

403

1,054

% change on 2005

*

10%

-2%

*

-7%

-4%

*

0%

-2%

on 94-98 average

*

17%

11%

*

11%

15%

*

13%

13%

Car

1994-98 average

28

718

6,236

181

1,783

7,125

209

2,501

13,360

2004

28

376

5,168

139

1,205

6,433

167

1,581

11,601

2005

20

354

4,855

133

1,103

6,129

153

1,457

10,984

2006 prov.

18

360

4,789

157

1,055

5,807

175

1,415

10,596

% change on 2005

*

2%

-1%

18%

-4%

-5%

14%

-3%

-4%

on 94-98 average

*

-50%

-23%

-13%

-41%

-18%

-16%

-43%

-21%

Bus/Coach

1994-98 average

2

75

835

1

21

174

3

96

1,009

2004

1

53

794

2

12

120

3

65

914

2005

0

55

781

0

8

74

0

63

855

2006 prov.

0

48

688

0

7

65

0

55

753

% change on 2005

*

-13%

-12%

*

*

-12%

*

-13%

-12%

on 94-98 average

*

-36%

-18%

*

*

-63%

*

-43%

-25%

Other modes of transport

1994-98 average

3

81

607

17

179

737

20

260

1,344

2004

4

47

510

9

107

624

13

154

1,134

2005

3

52

526

14

100

600

17

152

1,126

2006 prov.

3

42

467

7

112

618

10

154

1,085

% change on 2005

*

-19%

-11%

*

12%

3%

*

1%

-4%

on 94-98 average

*

-48%

-23%

*

-38%

-16%

*

-41%

-19%

All casualties

1994-98 average

115

2,474

13,481

263

2,364

8,834

378

4,838

22,316

2004

96

1,396

10,616

212

1,677

7,878

308

3,073

18,494

2005

79

1,402

10,350

207

1,545

7,525

286

2,947

17,875

2006 prov.

84

1,410

9,885

230

1,498

7,192

314

2,908

17,077

% change on 2005

6%

1%

-4%

11%

-3%

-4%

10%

-1%

-4%

on 94-98 average

-27%

-43%

-27%

-13%

-37%

-19%

-17%

-40%

-23%

* indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer
NB: Some figures for 2005 and earlier years may have been revised slightly from those published previously due to late returns, or due to late corrections being made to returns that had been received earlier.

« Previous | Contents | Next »

Page updated: Tuesday, June 5, 2007