Pedal Cyclist Casualties, 2011

The key points in this bulletin cover the following issues for all pedal cyclist casualties:

• In 2011 pedal cyclist casualties represented 9 per cent of Killed and Seriously Injured (KSI) road traffic casualties and 5 per cent of slight casualties in Wales.
• In 2011, there were 11 pedal cyclist fatalities, 107 serious casualties and 403 slightly injured pedal cyclist casualties.
• There was a sharp increase in KSI casualties during 2011 for cyclists aged between 30 and 49.
• Over the past ten years, the decline in total pedal cyclist casualties has been greatest amongst children.
• On weekdays, pedal cyclist casualties are highest at the end of the school-day and the working-day; there is a lower peak in mornings during the period people are cycling to work or school.
• Since 2002, just under one in five pedal cyclist casualties have occurred in the Cardiff local authority.

The key points in this bulletin cover the following issues for child (aged 0-15) pedestrian casualties.

• Child pedal cyclist casualties fell by 46 per cent, from 214 in 2002 to 115 in 2011.
• The proportion of KSI pedal cyclists that were aged 0-15 dropped from 37 per cent of all KSI cyclist casualties in 2002 to 18 per cent in 2011.
• The majority of child pedal cyclist casualties occurred between midday and 17:00 hours, with a peak at, and immediately after, the time when children leave school.
• In Blaenau Gwent, child pedal cyclist casualties account for 64 per cent of all pedal cyclist casualties since 2002.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5062
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

June 2013 (provisional - to be confirmed on 'Due out Soon' page)