Road safety
Pedestrians injured on the roads
Pedestrians killed and injured in police-reported collisions in Great Britain from 2021 to 2025: the trend, who they are, and when and where it happens.
- Casualties, 2025 19,978 +4.2% on 2024
- Killed, 2025 364 23.7% of all road deaths
- Killed or seriously injured 6,322 31.6% of pedestrians casualties (adjusted)
- Share of casualties 15.6% of everyone injured in 2025
Pedestrians killed and injured since 2021
In 2025, 364 pedestrians were killed and 5,958 seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads, out of 19,978 pedestrian casualties. Casualties are up 20.0% on 2021, and deaths up 0.8% on 2021.
Casualties by severity
Serious and slight are DfT’s adjusted figures.
| Year | Slight | Serious | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11,431 | 4,862 | 361 |
| 2022 | 13,168 | 5,774 | 385 |
| 2023 | 12,917 | 5,941 | 405 |
| 2024 | 13,044 | 5,723 | 409 |
| 2025 | 13,656 | 5,958 | 364 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Killed each year
| Year | Killed |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 361 |
| 2022 | 385 |
| 2023 | 405 |
| 2024 | 409 |
| 2025 | 364 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Age and sex
54.7% of pedestrian casualties where sex was recorded were male. The largest age band is 11 to 15, with 13,246 casualties from 2021 to 2025.
Pedestrians casualties by age, 2021 to 2025
DfT’s age bands differ in width.
| Age | Slight | Killed or seriously injured |
|---|---|---|
| 0–5 | 2,622 | 983 |
| 6–10 | 4,321 | 1,672 |
| 11–15 | 9,528 | 3,718 |
| 16–20 | 5,374 | 2,179 |
| 21–25 | 4,566 | 1,854 |
| 26–35 | 9,192 | 3,477 |
| 36–45 | 7,889 | 3,288 |
| 46–55 | 6,578 | 3,171 |
| 56–65 | 5,533 | 3,314 |
| 66–75 | 3,650 | 2,950 |
| Over 75 | 2,967 | 3,344 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
When pedestrians are hurt
The peak hour is 15:00 to 15 :59, the busiest day Friday, and the busiest month Nov ( 10,118 casualties from 2021 to 2025, against 6,185 in Aug).
Casualties by hour of the day
| Hour | Casualties |
|---|---|
| 00 | 1,312 |
| 01 | 848 |
| 02 | 590 |
| 03 | 509 |
| 04 | 381 |
| 05 | 490 |
| 06 | 918 |
| 07 | 2,887 |
| 08 | 7,581 |
| 09 | 3,836 |
| 10 | 3,855 |
| 11 | 4,469 |
| 12 | 5,118 |
| 13 | 5,304 |
| 14 | 5,812 |
| 15 | 11,079 |
| 16 | 8,498 |
| 17 | 8,396 |
| 18 | 6,905 |
| 19 | 5,251 |
| 20 | 3,534 |
| 21 | 2,732 |
| 22 | 2,342 |
| 23 | 1,751 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
By day of the week
| Day | Casualties |
|---|---|
| Monday | 13,458 |
| Tuesday | 14,228 |
| Wednesday | 14,920 |
| Thursday | 14,978 |
| Friday | 16,392 |
| Saturday | 12,172 |
| Sunday | 8,250 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
By month
| Month | Casualties |
|---|---|
| Jan | 8,371 |
| Feb | 6,786 |
| Mar | 7,748 |
| Apr | 6,715 |
| May | 7,726 |
| Jun | 7,606 |
| Jul | 7,034 |
| Aug | 6,185 |
| Sep | 7,965 |
| Oct | 8,708 |
| Nov | 10,118 |
| Dec | 9,436 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Where pedestrians are hurt
87.5% of pedestrian casualties are in urban areas, but 37.6% of those in rural areas are killed or seriously injured, against 31.2% in towns. The share killed or seriously injured is highest on 70 mph roads (74.3%).
By road class
| Road class | Casualties |
|---|---|
| Motorway 71.1% killed or seriously injured | 258 |
| A-road 35.6% killed or seriously injured | 31,576 |
| B-road 33.5% killed or seriously injured | 11,152 |
| C-road 27.8% killed or seriously injured | 4,415 |
| Unclassified road 29.4% killed or seriously injured | 46,995 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
By speed limit
| Speed limit | Casualties |
|---|---|
| 20 mph 28.7% killed or seriously injured | 24,106 |
| 30 mph 31.3% killed or seriously injured | 63,478 |
| 40 mph 44.3% killed or seriously injured | 3,670 |
| 50 mph 54.5% killed or seriously injured | 763 |
| 60 mph 49.7% killed or seriously injured | 1,791 |
| 70 mph 74.3% killed or seriously injured | 589 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
By light
| Light | Casualties |
|---|---|
| Daylight 29.2% killed or seriously injured | 67,300 |
| Dark, street lights lit 38.1% killed or seriously injured | 22,497 |
| Dark, street lights unlit 46.4% killed or seriously injured | 795 |
| Dark, no street lighting 55.7% killed or seriously injured | 1,927 |
| Dark, lighting unknown 28.2% killed or seriously injured | 1,874 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Urban or rural
| Area | Casualties |
|---|---|
| Urban 31.2% killed or seriously injured | 82,596 |
| Rural 37.6% killed or seriously injured | 11,794 |
Source:DfT STATS19,UK Motoring analysis 2021 to 2025 Updated
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians casualties | Road safety open data (STATS19) Department for Transport Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2021 to 2025 | 94,398 pedestrian casualties | 15 September 2026 |
- Casualties from 2021 to 2025: 94,398 in all, 1,924 killed.
- Casualty type as recorded by the police.
- Serious and slight figures are DfT’s adjusted estimates for injury-based reporting.
- Breakdowns leave out casualties where the field was not recorded.
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