Police Recorded Road Casualties
The Welsh Government has published Police Recorded Road Casualties, Wales, 2021.
Police recorded road accident and casualty numbers throughout most of 2020 were affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which saw restrictions on how, where and why people could travel within Wales. There was continued impact in 2021.
Key points
In 2021 police forces in Wales recorded a total of 3,288 road accidents, an increase of 416 (14.5%) compared to 2020 which was the lowest year on record.
These road accidents in 2021 resulted in 4,348 personal injuries. Of these, 86 people were killed, 925 people were seriously injured and 3,337 slight injuries were recorded.
During 2021, over half of all road accidents (53%) occurred on 30mph roads with the next highest proportion (25%) occurring on 60mph roads. Road sections with a 20mph speed limit had the lowest proportion, accounting for 3% of all accidents.
Looking at the long term trend, there has been an overall fall in personal injury road accidents recorded by police forces in Wales.
In recent years, the number of accidents resulting in fatalities or serious injury has been relatively stable, with the overall decline in accidents accounted for by a continued fall in slight injury accidents.
Police Recorded Road Casualties, Wales, 2021 can be found here