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Road Fatalities in Britain: 2024 Figures Show Modest Increase

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Provisional data from the Department for Transport reveals a 1% increase in road fatalities to 1,633 in 2024, along with a 4% decrease in slightly injured casualties. The data highlight significant regional disparities, with the most lethal areas being outside of big cities. Lincolnshire recorded the highest number of fatalities, with 53 lives lost, while Kent had the highest number of serious casualties.

Key Takeaways:

  • The largest number of fatalities occurred among drivers and passengers of cars (710), followed by pedestrians (413), and motorcyclists (343).
  • Lincolnshire had the highest number of fatalities, with 53 people losing their lives on the roads in 2024.
  • Kent had the highest number of people who were seriously hurt or killed (941), followed by Hampshire (893), Lancashire (761), Surrey (731), and Essex (681).
  • Overall, Kent also had the highest number of casualties of all severity, with 3,921 people receiving some form of injury from a road traffic accident.
  • Three-quarters of all fatalities (76%) and three in five casualties of all severities were male.
  • More than two in five fatalities were aged between 17 and 29 (22%) or over 70 (22%).
  • Nearly three in 10 casualties of all severities were aged between 17 and 29 (28%), making it the largest age bracket for casualties.
  • The figures show a decline in road fatalities over time, with 97 fewer fatalities in 2024 compared to 2015, and 3,500 fewer people seriously hurt or killed.

Statistics:

  • 1,633 fatalities on British roads in 2024, a 1% increase from the previous year.
  • 29,500 people killed or seriously injured, similar to 2023.
  • 99,000 people slightly injured, a 4% fall compared to the previous year.
  • 53 fatalities in Lincolnshire, the highest number in 2024.
  • 941 people seriously hurt or killed in Kent, the highest number in the country.
  • 3,921 casualties of all severity in Kent, the highest number in the country.
  • 76% of all fatalities were male, while 28% of casualties of all severities were male.
  • 22% of fatalities were between the ages of 17 and 29 or over 70.

Sources:

  • Department for Transport
  • Department for Transport Provisional Casualty Report 2024
  • Getty Images

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