Statistical Tables (12)

Reported Road Casualties Scotland 2018

Table 9 (a) Cost per casualty by severity: average costs for Great Britain (£) at 2018 prices
	Killed	Seriously Injured	Slightly Injured	Average all casualties
Average cost per casualty for Great Britain	1,958,303	220,058	16,964	70,791

(b) Costs per accident by element of cost and severity
		Accident Severity
		Fatal	Serious	Slight	Damage only
Casualty related costs for GB:
Lost output		727,321	28,847	3,522
Medical/ambulance		6,289	17,323	1,494
Pain, grief, suffering		1,428,125	196,654	16,780
Police and damage to property costs for GB:
Police/administration		21,378	2,489	645	42
Insurance		359	224	136	64
Damage to property	Total	13,061	5,921	3,511	2,237
	- Motorways	20,202	17,237	8,721	3,041
	- Non built-up roads	15,881	7,240	4,799	3,165
	- Built-up roads	9,364	5,019	2,960	2,117
Total costs per accident for GB		2,196,534	251,458	26,087	2,344

Note: Police costs have been updated following a survey in 2011 of police forces in England, Scotland and Wales.