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Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2013

Reported personal injury accident statistics on public roads in Great Britain for 2013.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 26 June 2014

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2013 report

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2013 summary sheet

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain: main results 2013 tables

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Main results

In reported road traffic accidents in 2013:

• road deaths decreased by 2% compared to 2012, to 1,713. This is the lowest figure since national records began in 1926
• the number of people seriously injured decreased by 6% to 21,657, compared to 2012
• the total number of casualties in road accidents reported to the police was 183,670, down 6% from the 2012 total
• total reported child casualties (ages 0-15) fell by 9% to 15,756, compared to 2012. The number of children killed or seriously injured also fell, decreasing by 13% to 1,980, compared to 2012
• a total of 138,660 personal-injury road accidents were reported to the police, 5% lower than in 2012
• vehicle traffic levels have remained broadly stable with a small increase of 0.4% between 2012 and 2013

Figures for deaths refer to people who sustained injuries which caused death less than 30 days after the accident. A more comprehensive analysis of 2013 casualty statistics will be published later this year in Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report.

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Published 26 June 2014