Key 2007 Road Accident Statistics

Provides provisional numbers of accidents and casualties (with police force and council figures), and overall Scottish trends and progress towards the casualty reduction targets for the year 2010.


7. Child Casualties (Table 4)

7.1 There were 1,809 child casualties reported in 2007 representing around a ninth of the all casualties (11%: 1,809 out of 16,063). Of the child casualties, 271 were killed or seriously injured, of whom 9 died. This was 16 less deaths than in 2006, and the lowest figure since current records began; the total number of child casualties fell by 212 (10%).

7.2 There were 873 child pedestrian casualties recorded in 2007.They accounted for 33% of all pedestrian casualties of all ages (873 out of 2,682).Of the child pedestrian casualties, 179 were killed or seriously injured (4 died). The number killed was 5 less than in 2006 and the total number of killed and seriously injured was 68 less than in 2006.

7.3 In 2007, there were 632 child casualties in cars, 6% of all car user casualties (632 out of 9,953). Of the child casualties in cars, 55 were killed or seriously injured (4 died): 6 less than in 2006. In 2007, there were 174 child pedal cycle casualties (25% of the total of 706 pedal cycle casualties of all ages), 75 child bus and coach user casualties (12% of the total of 616 of all ages) and 55 other child casualties. The child pedal cycle casualties included 29 who were killed or seriously injured (1 died).

Table 4: Child casualties by built-up and non built-up roads, mode of transport and severity, 2005-2007 & 94-98 average

Mode of Transport

Built-up roads

Non built-up roads

All roads

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Killed

Killed & Serious

All

Pedestrian

1994-98 average

11

532

1,886

5

31

52

17

562

1,938

2005

2

235

1,079

3

9

19

5

244

1,098

2006

7

235

966

2

12

26

9

247

992

2007 prov.

3

173

861

1

6

12

4

179

873

% change on 2006

*

-26%

-11%

*

*

*

*

-28%

-12%

on 94-98 average

*

-67%

-54%

*

*

-77%

*

-68%

-55%

Pedal cycle

1994-98 average

2

86

497

1

14

40

3

100

537

2005

2

27

211

2

3

8

4

30

219

2006

5

38

198

0

2

11

5

40

209

2007 prov.

1

27

167

0

2

7

1

29

174

% change on 2006

*

*

-16%

*

*

*

*

*

-17%

on 94-98 average

*

-69%

-66%

*

*

*

*

-71%

-68%

Car

1994-98 average

2

50

541

7

94

553

8

145

1,094

2005

1

15

300

0

54

384

1

69

684

2006

0

18

326

10

52

331

10

70

657

2007 prov.

2

16

307

2

39

325

4

55

632

% change on 2006

*

*

-6%

*

-25%

-2%

*

-21%

-4%

on 94-98 average

*

-68%

-43%

*

-59%

-41%

*

-62%

-42%

Bus/Coach

1994-98 average

1

9

137

0

3

44

1

11

181

2005

0

6

89

0

0

11

0

6

100

2006

0

3

79

0

1

23

0

4

102

2007 prov.

0

1

57

0

0

18

0

1

75

% change on 2006

*

*

-28%

*

*

*

*

*

-26%

on 94-98 average

*

*

-58%

*

*

*

*

*

-59%

Other

1994-98 average

0

12

49

1

12

53

1

24

102

2005

0

14

46

1

5

25

1

19

71

2006

1

9

36

0

3

25

1

12

61

2007 prov.

0

5

39

0

2

16

0

7

55

% change on 2006

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

-10%

on 94-98 average

*

*

*

*

*

-70%

*

*

-46%

All child casualties

1994-98 average

16

689

3,109

14

153

742

30

842

3,852

2005

5

297

1,725

6

71

447

11

368

2,172

2006

13

303

1,605

12

70

416

25

373

2,021

2007 prov.

6

222

1,431

3

49

378

9

271

1,809

% change on 2006

*

-27%

-11%

*

-30%

-9%

*

-27%

-10%

on 94-98 average

*

-68%

-54%

*

-68%

-49%

*

-68%

-53%

1 Figures for 2006 and earlier years may differ slightly to those previously published due to late returns, or corrections to earlier returns.
2 * indicates that a percentage change is not shown because the denominator is 50 or fewer.

Figure 4: Progress towards the 2010 casualty reduction targets

Figure 4: Progress towards the 2010 casualty reduction targets

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