FOI reference: FOI-2023-1718
You asked
Please can you supply me with the figures for killed and or seriously or slightly injured on zebra crossing in the United Kingdom for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023.
We said
Thank you for your request.
We do not hold any information on the number of people injured on zebra crossings in the United Kingdom.
We are responsible for the production of mortality statistics for deaths registered in England and Wales. This is driven by information collected from death certificates at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
Our mortality data comes from the information collected at death registration. All the conditions mentioned on the death certificate are coded using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). From all of these causes an underlying cause of death is selected using ICD-10 coding rules.
The underlying cause of death is defined by WHO as:
a) the disease or injury that initiated the train of events directly leading to death, or\ b) the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury
Causes of death are certified in most cases by a doctor, who records the sequence of medical conditions and relevant events leading to, or contributing to, the death, based on the deceased's healthcare records and other available information, such as laboratory tests or post-mortem investigation. Some deaths are certified by a coroner who determines the causes of death following an inquest, based on all the available evidence.
The Department for Transport publishes statistics and data about reported collisions and casualties on public roads in Great Britain. This includes National Statistics on personal injury accident and casualty statistics on public roads. The main points of this publication show that:
In reported road collisions in Great Britain in the year ending June 2023, there were an estimated:
1,633 fatalities, a decline of 9% compared to the year ending June 2022
29,429 killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties, a decline of 1% compared to the year ending June 2022
133,443 casualties of all severities, a decline of 3% compared to the year ending June 2022
5 fatalities per billion vehicle miles travelled, a decline of 11% compared to the year ending June 2022
For more detail please refer to the publication referenced.