5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)

5. Casualties by Type of Road (Table 3)

5.1 In 2011, non built-up roads (defined in section 10.3) accounted for two-fifths of the total number of reported casualties (40%: 5,095 out of 12,763). However, they accounted for two thirds of those killed (66%: 122 out of 186) and almost a half of the total number of killed and seriously injured combined (48%: 997 out of 2,059).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.

5.2 Compared with the 2004-08 average, there's been a greater reduction in casualties on non built-up roads (29%) than built-up roads (22%). The reduction in non built-up roads fatalities was also greater at 42 per cent (non built up) and 22 per cent (built-up). Non built-up roads also had a greater reduction in those seriously injured (33% vs. 24%).

Table 3: Casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2009-2011 & 2004-08 average
Mode of Built-up roads Non built-up roads All roads
Transport Killed Serious All Killed Serious All Killed Serious All
Pedestrian
2004-08 average 46 609 2,723 18 47 133 65 656 2,855
2009 33 481 2,107 14 28 92 47 509 2,199
2010 33 432 1,912 14 25 102 47 457 2,014
2011 prov. 35 476 1,955 8 36 102 43 512 2,057
% change on 2010 * 10% 2% * * 0% * 12% 2%
on 04-08 average * -22% -28% * * -23% -33% -22% -28%
Pedal cycle
2004-08 average 5 111 673 4 23 83 9 134 756
2009 3 123 704 2 29 100 5 152 804
2010 1 115 688 6 23 93 7 138 781
2011 prov. 3 120 733 4 36 91 7 156 824
% change on 2010 * 4% 7% * * -2% * 13% 6%
on 04-08 average * 8% 9% * * 9% * 16% 9%
Motor cycle
2004-08 average 6 159 561 36 212 489 42 371 1,049
2009 8 121 499 35 211 522 43 332 1,021
2010 6 122 400 29 197 445 35 319 845
2011 prov. 9 113 426 24 179 381 33 292 807
% change on 2010 * -7% 7% * -9% -14% * -8% -4%
on 04-08 average * -29% -24% * -15% -22% * -21% -23%
Car
2004-08 average 21 337 4,762 141 920 5,844 162 1,258 10,606
2009 18 293 4,249 98 842 5,331 116 1,135 9,580
2010 15 233 3,864 90 669 4,436 105 902 8,300
2011 prov. 12 208 3,757 77 548 4,011 89 756 7,768
% change on 2010 * -11% -3% -14% -18% -10% -15% -16% -6%
on 04-08 average * -38% -21% -45% -40% -31% -45% -40% -27%
Bus/Coach
2004-08 average 0 50 669 0 5 80 1 55 749
2009 0 32 430 0 4 43 0 36 473
2010 0 39 416 1 13 124 1 52 540
2011 prov. 1 45 410 0 5 92 1 50 502
% change on 2010 * * -1% * * -26% * -4% -7%
on 04-08 average * * -39% * * 16% * -9% -33%
Other modes of transport
2004-08 average 4 42 489 10 90 591 14 132 1,080
2009 1 32 435 4 91 532 5 123 967
2010 4 31 401 9 69 457 13 100 858
2011 prov. 4 36 387 9 71 418 13 107 805
% change on 2010 * * -3% * 3% -9% * 7% -6%
on 04-08 average * * -21% * -21% -29% * -19% -25%
All casualties
2004-08 average 82 1,309 9,877 209 1,297 7,220 292 2,605 17,097
2009 63 1,082 8,424 153 1,205 6,620 216 2,287 15,044
2010 59 972 7,681 149 996 5,657 208 1,968 13,338
2011 prov. 64 998 7,668 122 875 5,095 186 1,873 12,763
% change on 2010 8% 3% 0% -18% -12% -10% -11% -5% -4%
on 04-08 average -22% -24% -22% -42% -33% -29% -36% -28% -25%

1 Figures for 2010 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.