5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)
Key Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2017
5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)
5.1 In 2017, 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%: 3,738 out of 9,391). However, they accounted for just over two thirds of those killed (70%: 102 out of 146) and almost half of the total number of seriously injured (47%: 750 out of 1,580). 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 (48%) than built-up roads (43%). The reduction in non built-up roads fatalities was also greater (at 51%) than for built-up roads (at 47%). There was a 42% reduction in those seriously injured on non built-up roads compared to a 37% reduction on built-up roads.
| 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 |
| 2015 | 30 | 407 | 1,621 | 14 | 17 | 71 | 44 | 424 | 1,692 |
| 2016 | 23 | 380 | 1,604 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 32 | 399 | 1,667 |
| 2017 prov. | 26 | 348 | 1,286 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 38 | 370 | 1,350 |
| % change on 2016 | * | -8% | -20% | * | * | 2% | * | -7% | -19% |
| on 04-08 average | * | -43% | -53% | * | * | -52% | -41% | -44% | -53% |
| Pedal cycle | |||||||||
| 2004-08 average | 5 | 111 | 673 | 4 | 23 | 83 | 9 | 134 | 756 |
| 2015 | 2 | 129 | 691 | 3 | 35 | 106 | 5 | 164 | 797 |
| 2016 | 3 | 118 | 682 | 5 | 30 | 108 | 8 | 148 | 790 |
| 2017 prov. | 3 | 132 | 635 | 2 | 39 | 94 | 5 | 171 | 729 |
| % change on 2016 | * | 12% | -7% | * | * | -13% | * | 16% | -8% |
| on 04-08 average | * | 18% | -6% | * | * | 13% | * | 28% | -4% |
| Motor cycle | |||||||||
| 2004-08 average | 6 | 159 | 561 | 36 | 212 | 489 | 42 | 371 | 1,049 |
| 2015 | 3 | 101 | 396 | 24 | 157 | 339 | 27 | 258 | 735 |
| 2016 | 7 | 104 | 374 | 23 | 164 | 336 | 30 | 268 | 710 |
| 2017 prov. | 3 | 119 | 316 | 26 | 161 | 302 | 29 | 280 | 618 |
| % change on 2016 | * | 14% | -16% | * | -2% | -10% | * | 4% | -13% |
| on 04-08 average | * | -25% | -44% | * | -24% | -38% | * | -24% | -41% |
| Car | |||||||||
| 2004-08 average | 21 | 337 | 4,762 | 141 | 920 | 5,844 | 162 | 1,258 | 10,606 |
| 2015 | 9 | 190 | 3,325 | 66 | 449 | 3,389 | 75 | 639 | 6,714 |
| 2016 | 8 | 204 | 3,334 | 98 | 558 | 3,365 | 106 | 762 | 6,699 |
| 2017 prov. | 7 | 190 | 2,819 | 58 | 472 | 2,866 | 65 | 662 | 5,685 |
| % change on 2016 | * | -7% | -15% | -41% | -15% | -15% | -39% | -13% | -15% |
| on 04-08 average | * | -44% | -41% | -59% | -49% | -51% | -60% | -47% | -46% |
| Bus/Coach | |||||||||
| 2004-08 average | 0 | 50 | 669 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 55 | 749 |
| 2015 | 1 | 25 | 259 | 0 | 24 | 73 | 1 | 49 | 332 |
| 2016 | 0 | 28 | 227 | 3 | 14 | 75 | 3 | 42 | 302 |
| 2017 prov. | 2 | 18 | 278 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 2 | 23 | 355 |
| % change on 2016 | * | * | 22% | * | * | 3% | * | * | 18% |
| on 04-08 average | * | * | -58% | * | * | -3% | * | -58% | -53% |
| Other modes of transport | |||||||||
| 2004-08 average | 4 | 42 | 489 | 10 | 90 | 591 | 14 | 132 | 1,080 |
| 2015 | 3 | 24 | 330 | 13 | 43 | 373 | 16 | 67 | 703 |
| 2016 | 3 | 21 | 358 | 9 | 59 | 379 | 12 | 80 | 737 |
| 2017 prov. | 3 | 23 | 319 | 4 | 51 | 335 | 7 | 74 | 654 |
| % change on 2016 | * | * | -11% | * | -14% | -12% | * | -8% | -11% |
| on 04-08 average | * | * | -35% | * | -43% | -43% | * | -44% | -39% |
| All casualties | |||||||||
| 2004-08 average | 82 | 1,309 | 9,877 | 209 | 1,297 | 7,220 | 292 | 2,605 | 17,097 |
| 2015 | 48 | 876 | 6,622 | 120 | 725 | 4,351 | 168 | 1,601 | 10,973 |
| 2016 | 44 | 855 | 6,579 | 147 | 844 | 4,326 | 191 | 1,699 | 10,905 |
| 2017 prov. | 44 | 830 | 5,653 | 102 | 750 | 3,738 | 146 | 1,580 | 9,391 |
| % change on 2016 | * | -3% | -14% | -31% | -11% | -14% | -24% | -7% | -14% |
| on 04-08 average | -47% | -37% | -43% | -51% | -42% | -48% | -50% | -39% | -45% |
1 Figures for 2016 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.