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Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2020

Personal injury accident and casualty statistics on public roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2020.

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2020 report

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2020 tables

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Details

Recent trends in reported road casualties in Great Britain have been impacted by the national restrictions implemented from March 2020 onwards following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Figures for the year ending June 2020 show:

  • there were 1,580 reported road deaths, a decrease of 14% compared to the previous year
  • there were 131,220 casualties of all severities, a decrease of 16%
  • the reduction in casualties is broadly in line with the fall in motor vehicle traffic of 14% over the same period

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Published 28 January 2021