The figures of a survey conducted in 2022 in the United Kingdom show that more than two thirds of all adults feel safe when walking in their local area in the UK. The proportion of residents who felt it was safe to walk or wheel in their local area ranged from 67 percent, in the age groups 26 to 35 and 36 to 45, to 71 percent, in the age groups 46 to 55 and 56 to 55.
Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age
The term wheeling is used for the use of wheelchair and mobility scooters. The survey was not exclusive to people who walked or wheeled, and is representative of all residents. Participants were asked to state whether they think safety when walking or wheeling in their local area was good or bad.
Cities included in the survey are: Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin Metropolitan Area, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Great Cambridge, Greater Manchester, Inverness, Liverpool City Region, Perth, Southampton City Region, Stirling, Tower Hamlets, Tyneside, West Midlands.
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Sustrans. (May 1, 2022). Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405454/residents-safety-perception-united-kingdom-walking-wheeling-llocal-area/
Sustrans. "Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age." Chart. May 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405454/residents-safety-perception-united-kingdom-walking-wheeling-llocal-area/
Sustrans. (2022). Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405454/residents-safety-perception-united-kingdom-walking-wheeling-llocal-area/
Sustrans. "Proportion of Residents in The United Kingdom Who Think Walking or Wheeling in Their Local Area Is Safe in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405454/residents-safety-perception-united-kingdom-walking-wheeling-llocal-area/
Sustrans, Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405454/residents-safety-perception-united-kingdom-walking-wheeling-llocal-area/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age [Graph], Sustrans, May 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1405454/residents-safety-perception-united-kingdom-walking-wheeling-llocal-area/
