According to official government statistics, overall road fatalities in the UK has halved since the year 2000.
The statistics refer to personal injury accidents on public roads (including footways) which become known to the police within 30 days. In particular, damage-only accidents, with no human casualties or accidents on private roads or car parks are not included.
As the following graph shows, overall fatalities halved from 3,409 in the year 2000 to 1,713 by the year 2013:
The biggest drop in fatalities were for car occupants, due to increasingly safe car designs, and also pedestrians which have more than halved since 2000. The smallest drop was for cyclist fatalities, which still dropped 15%.
The statistics refer to personal injury accidents on public roads (including footways) which become known to the police within 30 days. In particular, damage-only accidents, with no human casualties or accidents on private roads or car parks are not included.
As the following graph shows, overall fatalities halved from 3,409 in the year 2000 to 1,713 by the year 2013:
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| Source: UK.GOV statistics |
