Police Recorded Road Casualties, 2011

Statistics on road casualties include data for Wales for the period up to the end of December 2011. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 25 May 2011.

The key points from the latest release are:

• During 2011 there were 6,434 road accidents involving personal injury recorded by the police in Wales, 416 (6 per cent) fewer than in 2010.
• These accidents resulted in 9,406 casualties, 549 (6 per cent) fewer than in 2010. Within this total:
• 121 people were killed on Welsh roads in 2011, 32 (36 per cent) more than in 2010.
• 1,126 people were seriously injured in 2011, 128 (13 per cent) more than in 2010.
• 8,159 people were slightly injured, a decrease of 709 (8 per cent) compared with the previous year.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5413
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

May 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)