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Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2021
Personal injury accident and casualty statistics on public roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2021.
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Recent trends in reported road casualties in Great Britain have been impacted by the national restrictions implemented from March 2020 onwards following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Figures for the year ending June 2021 show:
- there were 1,390 reported road deaths, a decrease of 11% compared to the year ending June 2020
- there were 119,850 casualties of all severities, a decrease of 9% compared to the year ending June 2020
- the reduction in total casualties is greater than the reduction in traffic which decreased by 5% from the year ending June 2020
Alongside this publication we have updated our factsheet on e-scooter casualties with figures for the year ending June 2021 based on casualties reported to the police.
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