Road Casualties: Quarter 1, 2009 (provisional)

The key points from this release are:

That during the March quarter 2009, in Wales:

• 39 road casualties were reported as killed
• 229 were reported as seriously injured, and
• 1,971 as slightly injured

Comparing the most recent 12 month period, that is April 2008 to March 2009, with the previous 12 month period, April 2007 to March 2008, shows:

• All road casualties were down by 12 per cent;  and within this total
• The numbers killed were 1 per cent higher
• Seriously injured were 9 per cent lower
• Slightly injured were 13 per cent lower.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5062
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

November 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)