Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: quarterly provisional estimates Q2 2015

Despite an increase in traffic levels, the number of road deaths decreased between April and June 2015 compared to the corresponding period in 2014, and in the 12-months to June 2015.

Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: quarterly provisional estimates Q2 2015 shows that in the three month period, 400 people were killed in reported road accidents, a 7% decrease from the 428 deaths in the same quarter of 2014.

There was also a decline in the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties. A total of 5,540 people were (KSI), down 11% from the same period in 2014 (6,233). Casualties of all severities fell by 12% to 42,320 while motor traffic levels increased by 2.9% over the same period.

The report also shows a similar trend for the statistics for the year ending in June 2015. There were 1,700 road deaths (down 2%), a total of 22,830 KSIs (down 7%) and 580 child KSIs (down 8%) while motor traffic levels rose by 2.3%.