Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 7th July 2014
Date published/launched: June 2014
The number of road deaths in Great Britain in 2013 fell by 2% to 1,713 – the lowest figure since national records began in 192
The DfT stats for 2013 show that since 2000 road deaths have halved and serious injuries (21,657) are down 43%.
Child KSIs for 2013 (1,980) are down 13%, reversing the increases seen in 2011 and 2012, and total child casualties (15,756) are down 9% to the lowest level since 1979 (when detailed records were first kept).
The total number of personal injury road collisions (138,660) is down 5% to the lowest level since 1926 and 1927, the first two years that records were kept. Traffic levels were broadly stable with a 0.4% year on year increase in 2013.
The number of pedal cyclist fatalities fell by 8% from 118 in 2012 to 109 in 2013, and the number of seriously injured cyclists fell by 2% to 3,143 – the first decrease in serious injuries to cyclists since 2004.
Pedestrian deaths fell by 5% to 398 and serious injuries decreased by 10% to 4,998.
Deaths among car occupants fell by 2% to 785 and serious injuries decreased by 7% to 7,641.
However, the number of motorcyclist deaths increased by 1% – from 328 in 2012 to 331 in 2013 – the first increase since 2006.
The number of people killed on motorways increased by 14% to 100 in 2013, the first increase since 2005.
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