Motorcycles were consistently the most fatal transport mode in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021. There were 74 recorded annual fatalities of motorcyclists for every billion passenger kilometers in 2021. This was significantly higher than pedestrian deaths, which at 16 fatalities per billion kilometers was the second most fatal mode of transport together with cycling, which recorded the same rate of fatalities.
Average annual number of fatalities on modes of road transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per billion passenger kilometers
Mode of transport
Motorcycles
Pedestrian
Bicycles
Car drivers
Carr occupants
Bus or coach drivers
Bus or coach occupants
Heavy goods vehicle drivers
Heavy goods vehicle occupants
2021
74
16
16
1
2
0
2
1
1
2020
79
15
17
1
2
0
2
1
1
2019
75
22
17
1
2
1
4
1
1
2018
79
21
17
1
2
1
2
0
1
2017
74
22
18
1
2
0
2
1
1
2016
70
22
19
1
2
0
2
1
1
2015
80
21
18
1
2
0
1
1
1
2014
74
23
20
1
2
0
2
0
1
2013
75
20
21
1
2
0
2
1
1
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Department for Transport (UK). (September 28, 2023). Average annual number of fatalities on modes of road transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per billion passenger kilometers [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300601/average-number-of-fatalities-according-to-transport-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). "Average annual number of fatalities on modes of road transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per billion passenger kilometers." Chart. September 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300601/average-number-of-fatalities-according-to-transport-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). (2023). Average annual number of fatalities on modes of road transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per billion passenger kilometers. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300601/average-number-of-fatalities-according-to-transport-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK). "Average Annual Number of Fatalities on Modes of Road Transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per Billion Passenger Kilometers." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300601/average-number-of-fatalities-according-to-transport-in-the-united-kingdom/
Department for Transport (UK), Average annual number of fatalities on modes of road transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per billion passenger kilometers Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300601/average-number-of-fatalities-according-to-transport-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average annual number of fatalities on modes of road transport in Great Britain between 2013 and 2021, per billion passenger kilometers [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), September 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/300601/average-number-of-fatalities-according-to-transport-in-the-united-kingdom/
