Statistics
26/6/2024
Reported road casualties: 2023
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This bulletin provides more detailed analysis of the police recorded road casualties data originally released as part of the Road collisions 2023 output published on 6 June 2024.
Key points
- In 2023 there were 4,348 road casualties reported by police forces in Wales, an increase of 2% compared to 2022 but a decrease of 25% compared to 2019 (prior to the COVID-19 pandemic). Of these casualties:
- 98 were fatal (2%).
- 1,028 people were seriously injured (24%).
- 1,126 (26%) were killed or seriously injured (KSI).
- 3,222 (74%) had slight injuries.
6/6/2024
Police recorded road collisions: 2023
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Data on severity of injury and type of road user for 2023.
Overall, in 2023 police in Wales reported a total of 3,262 road collisions, a decrease of 1.6% compared to 2022 and 24.7% lower than in 2019 (prior to the COVID pandemic).
Key points
- These road collisions in 2023 resulted in 4,348 personal injuries.
- Of these, 98 people were killed, 1,028 people were seriously injured and 3,222 ‘slight’ injuries were recorded.