Road casualties in Great Britain: main results: 2002 data

This bulletin contains data such as;

Casualties, comparison of 2002 data with 2001, and 1994-98 baseline average;
Casualties, by class of road user and severity, provisional data 2002;
Accidents, by speed limit, class of road and severity, provisional data 2002;
Casualties, by severity, by police force area, provisional data 2002.

Summary

Casualties: 2002 compared with 2001

There were 302,605 casualties on roads in Great Britain in 2002, 3 per cent less than in 2001. 3,431 people were killed, 19 less than in 2001. 35,976 were seriously injured (down 3 per cent on 2001) and 263,198 were slightly injured. Road traffic levels were 3 per cent higher than in 2001 but the casualty rate per 100 million vehicle kilometres was 6 per cent lower.
There were 221,751 road accidents involving personal injury in 2002, 3 per cent less than in 2001. Of these, 33,645 involved death or serious injury.
Child casualties fell by 9 per cent. There were 179 child fatalities, 18 per cent less than in 2001. The number of children killed or seriously injured in 2002 was 4,596, down 8 per cent on 2001. Of those, 2,828 were pedestrians, 10 per cent down on 2001.
Car user casualties decreased by 3 per cent on the 2001 level to 197,425, although fatalities were only marginally lower.
Pedestrian casualties were 38,784 in 2002, 4 per cent less than 2001. Pedestrian deaths fell by 6 per cent to 775, and serious injuries fell by 5 per cent to 7,856.
Pedal cyclist casualties fell by 11 per cent in 2002 to 17,107. There were 2,320 seriously injured casualties, 9 per cent less than in 2001. The number of pedal cyclists killed fell by 6 per cent to130. Cycle traffic increased by 4 per cent.
There were 28,353 two wheeled motor vehicles user casualties, 2 per cent less than in 2001. The number killed rose 4 per cent to 609 and the number of seriously injured rose 3 per cent to 6,891.

Casualties: 2002 compared with 1994 -1998 baseline average

In 2000, the government set a new target for a reduction in the number of casualties to achieve a 40 per cent reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured in road accidents by 2010, compared with the average for 1994-98; a 50 per cent reduction in the number of children killed or seriously injured; and a 10 per cent reduction in the slight casualty rate, expressed as the number of people slightly injured per 100 million vehicle kilometres.

Figures for casualties in 2002 indicate

the number of people killed or seriously injured was 17 per cent below the baseline;
the number of children killed or seriously injured was 33 per cent below the baseline;
the slight casualty rate was 12 per cent below the baseline.