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7. Child Casualties (Table 4)

7.1 There were 1,161 child casualties reported in 2012 representing 9 per cent of all casualties (1,161 out of 12,575) and a reduction of 155 (or 12%) on 2011. Of these, 193 were seriously injured and 2 died. This was 5 less deaths than in 2011 but the numbers of fatalities are small, so care should be taken when drawing conclusions from year on year changes and trends should be looked at over the longer term. The three year average used to monitor progress against the Road Safety Framework targets shows individual years as fluctuating around the longer term trend.

7.2 There were 516 child pedestrian casualties recorded in 2012. They accounted for 26 per cent of all pedestrian casualties of all ages (516 out of 1,950). Of the child pedestrian casualties, 131 were seriously injured (1 died). The number killed was one less than in 2011 and the number of seriously injured was 8 less than in 2011.

7.3 In 2012, there were 450 child casualties in cars, 6 per cent of all car user casualties (450 out of 7,577). Of the child casualties in cars, 34 were seriously injured (none died): no change in the number of serious but 5 less killed than in 2011. In 2012, there were 121 child pedal cycle casualties (13% of the total of 898 pedal cycle casualties of all ages) including 21 who were seriously injured (one died).

Table 4: Child casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2010-2012 & 2004-08 average
Mode of Transport Built-up roads Non built-up roads All roads
Killed Serious All Killed Serious All Killed Serious All
Pedestrian
2004-08 average 4 210 976 2 9 21 6 218 997
2010 1 146 634 0 4 8 1 150 642
2011 2 135 631 0 4 15 2 139 646
2012 prov. 1 126 506 0 5 10 1 131 516
% change on 2011 * -7% -20% * * * * -6% -20%
on 04-08 average * -40% -48% * * * * -40% -48%
Pedal cycle
2004-08 average 2 27 194 1 2 9 2 29 203
2010 1 22 137 0 1 9 1 23 146
2011 0 21 130 0 2 5 0 23 135
2012 prov. 1 18 114 0 3 7 1 21 121
% change on 2011 * * -12% * * * * * -10%
on 04-08 average * * -41% * * * * * -40%
Car
2004-08 average 1 18 316 6 44 353 6 62 670
2010 1 13 233 0 27 272 1 40 505
2011 1 8 204 4 26 256 5 34 460
2012 prov. 0 14 224 0 20 226 0 34 450
% change on 2011 * * 10% * * -12% * * -2%
on 04-08 average * * -29% * * -36% * -45% -33%
Bus/Coach
2004-08 average 0 3 68 0 0 20 0 3 88
2010 0 4 44 0 3 10 0 7 54
2011 0 3 42 0 1 11 0 4 53
2012 prov. 0 1 33 0 0 10 0 1 43
% change on 2011 * * * * * * * * -19%
on 04-08 average * * -51% * * * * * -51%
Other
2004-08 average 1 9 39 0 3 23 1 13 62
2010 0 3 25 1 0 5 1 3 30
2011 0 3 19 0 0 3 0 3 22
2012 prov. 0 1 17 0 5 14 0 6 31
% change on 2011 * * * * * * * * *
on 04-08 average * * * * * * * * -50%
All child casualties
2004-08 average 7 267 1,593 8 59 426 15 325 2,019
2010 3 188 1,073 1 35 304 4 223 1,377
2011 3 170 1,026 4 33 290 7 203 1,316
2012 prov. 2 160 894 0 33 267 2 193 1,161
% change on 2011 * -6% -13% * * -8% * -5% -12%
on 04-08 average * -40% -44% * -44% -37% * -41% -42%

 

1 Figures for 2011 and earlier years may differ slightly to those previously published due to late returns, or corrections to earlier returns.
2 * indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer.

Figure 4: Progress towards the 2020 casualty reduction targets

Figure 4: Progress towards the 2020 casualty reduction targets