5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)

Key Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2016

5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)

5.1 In 2016, non built-up roads (roads with a speed limit of over 40mph, see paragraph 11.4 for more detail) accounted for two-fifths of the total number of reported casualties (40%: 4,308 out of 10,881). However, they accounted for just over three quarters of those killed (77%: 147 out of 191) and half of the total number of seriously injured (50%: 839 out of 1,693). This will be at least in part due to the higher average speed as non built-up roads are those with a speed limit of greater than 40 mph. These roads also make up two thirds of Scotland's road network.

5.2 Compared with the 2004-08 average, there has been a greater reduction in casualties on non built-up roads (40%) than built-up roads (33%). The reduction in built-up roads fatalities was greater at 47% than non built-up at 30%. There was a 35% reduction in those seriously injured for both built-up and non built-up roads.

Table 3: Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2014-2016 & 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 46 609 2,723 18 47 133 65 656 2,855
2014 41 400 1,668 18 22 83 59 422 1,751
2015 30 407 1,624 14 17 71 44 424 1,695
2016 prov. 23 378 1,600 9 19 63 32 397 1,663
% change on 2015 * -7% -1% * * -11% * -6% -2%
on 04-08 average * -38% -41% * * -52% -50% -39% -42%
Pedal cycle
2004-08 average 5 111 673 4 23 83 9 134 756
2014 3 124 788 5 35 106 8 159 894
2015 2 129 691 3 35 106 5 164 797
2016 prov. 3 118 682 5 29 107 8 147 789
% change on 2015 * -9% -1% * * 1% * -10% -1%
on 04-08 average * 6% 1% * * 28% * 10% 4%
Motor cycle
2004-08 average 6 159 561 36 212 489 42 371 1,049
2014 6 143 464 24 183 363 30 326 827
2015 3 100 395 24 157 339 27 257 734
2016 prov. 7 104 375 23 164 336 30 268 711
% change on 2015 * 4% -5% * 4% -1% * 4% -3%
on 04-08 average * -35% -33% * -22% -31% * -28% -32%
Car
2004-08 average 21 337 4,762 141 920 5,844 162 1,258 10,606
2014 18 186 3,342 76 500 3,445 94 686 6,787
2015 9 190 3,324 66 449 3,389 75 639 6,713
2016 prov. 8 205 3,334 98 553 3,349 106 758 6,683
% change on 2015 * 8% 0% 48% 23% -1% 41% 19% 0%
on 04-08 average * -39% -30% -30% -40% -43% -34% -40% -37%
Bus/Coach
2004-08 average 0 50 669 0 5 80 1 55 749
2014 1 24 257 0 4 34 1 28 291
2015 1 25 259 0 24 73 1 49 332
2016 prov. 0 28 226 3 14 75 3 42 301
% change on 2015 * * -13% * * 3% * * -9%
on 04-08 average * * -66% * * -6% * -24% -60%
Other modes of transport
2004-08 average 4 42 489 10 90 591 14 132 1,080
2014 4 28 356 7 54 402 11 82 758
2015 3 24 330 13 43 373 16 67 703
2016 prov. 3 21 356 9 60 378 12 81 734
% change on 2015 * * 8% * * 1% * 21% 4%
on 04-08 average * * -27% * -33% -36% * -39% -32%
All casualties
2004-08 average 82 1,309 9,877 209 1,297 7,220 292 2,605 17,097
2014 73 905 6,875 130 798 4,433 203 1,703 11,308
2015 48 875 6,623 120 725 4,351 168 1,600 10,974
2016 prov. 44 854 6,573 147 839 4,308 191 1,693 10,881
% change on 2015 * -2% -1% 23% 16% -1% 14% 6% -1%
on 04-08 average -47% -35% -33% -30% -35% -40% -35% -35% -36%

1 Figures for 2015 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.
3 There are two cases where the speed limit is unknown.