There were more than 120,000 Custom traffic victims In Britain, last year, including 1,600 deaths, show official figures.
Almost 30,000 people were killed or severely injured from January to December 2024. year, according to temporary estimates from the department for Transport (DFT).
More than three in four (76 percent) people killed in Road traffic referee They were men, and 61 percent of the victims of all seriousness were masculine, DFT estimates.
Among the four main groups of users via – cars, pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists – motorcyclists experienced the most significant change in deaths.
The number of motorcyclists increased by 9% in 2024. Compared to 2023, according to DFT. Some 343 drivers lost their lives in collisions 2024. years, up from 315 during the previous 12 months.
There were also increases in hiking deaths, rose 2 percent from 405 in 2023. at 413 in 2024. Years.
People aged 24 percent of the road and 28 percent of the road and 28 percent of all victims, and those aged 70 and more than 70 percent were involved in 22 percent of deaths, but only 8 percent of the total victims.
The lower card shows the number of victims of road traffic in all areas of local government in the UK:
In total, there were 128,375 victims of all seriousness last year – a decrease of 3 percent compared to 2023 – and 1,633 deaths – an increase of 1 percent compared to the previous year.
The number of killed or seriously injured remained largely unchanged compared to 2023 to 29,537.
Local authorities with the largest number of victims of road traffic:
- Kent – 3,921
- Surrey – 3,145
- Birmingham – 3.056
- Lancashire – 2.999
- Essex – 2,980
- Hampshire – 2,925
- Lincolnshire – 2,288
- Hertfordshire – 2,270
- West Sussex – 2,252
- Norfolk – 2,157
AA President Edmund King said, “Every death on our paths is tragedy, and unfortunately we still lose at least four people a day.
“If this level of loss is experienced on any other form of transport, there would be a national investigation and public outcry.
“Still, for some reason, we do to accept it as a risk of moving around our communities. That shouldn’t be the case.”
Mr. King called on the upcoming strategy on the roads to include “bold action”, such as a sharper sentence for not carrying a seat belt or drove.
Stressed and the need to “protect the newly qualified drivers“To ensure that they feel confident in the way in the way” exposing them to additional risks “as carried by passengers of a similar age.
The Transport Sector Department said: “Every death on our paths is the tragedy and the safety of our roads is absolute priority for this government.
“We were clear that in this space should be done in this area, which is why we are committed to providing a new road safety strategy – first to decade and that we will perform the following steps in the foreseeable course.”