Reported road casualties in Great Britain: quarterly provisional estimates year ending March 2016

These Government statistics show no change in the number of road deaths, a slight increase in the number of KSIs and a fall in the number of overall casualties.

The figures show there were 1,780 road deaths in Great Britain in the 12-months ending March 2016, unchanged from the same period in 2015.

The figures highlight a 2% rise (up to 24,610) in the number of killed or seriously injured casualties (KSI), although this is described by the DfT as ‘statistically insignificant’.

However, the DfT says there was a significant change in total casualties which fell by 2% to 187,050. With motor traffic levels increasing by 1.8%, the overall casualty rate per vehicle mile decreased by 4%.

In terms of road user type, there was a decrease in KSI casualties for pedal cyclists (3%) and motorcyclists (1%), but an increase among pedestrians (2%) and car occupants (5%).

Looking specifically at the first quarter of 2016 (January to March), 430 people were killed in reported road accidents, an increase of 13% from the same quarter in 2015. KSI casualties increased by 14% to 5,890 while casualties of all severities increased by 2% to 43,990.