Deaths and injuries on the roads of West Yorkshire and nationally
The below figures cover deaths, serious injuries and all injuries on the roads of West Yorkshire and nationally.
Behind these statistics are real people with families and friends who cared about them and will have been deeply affected.
The only acceptable number of road casualties is zero. We will do everything in our power to create a society where everyone in West Yorkshire is safe and feels safe on our roads.
Locally
- 1,450 people were killed or seriously injured on West Yorkshire roads in 2023.
- 1,400 were seriously injured, and 50 people were killed.
- The total number of casualties (including slight injuries) in West Yorkshire in 2023 was 5452.
- The human cost alone is a tragedy, but financially, each fatality on our roads costs £2.4 million.
Nationally
- On average, five people die every day on the road in the UK (10-year average from 2013-2022).
- On average 82 people, or one every 16 minutes, are seriously injured every day on the road in the UK (10-year average from 2013-2022).
- In addition to the human costs, the financial cost of all collisions in Great Britain in 2022 was over £43 billion, with a quarter relating to KSI collisions (Department of Transport figures, 2023).
To find out more about road safety statistics, visit Brake’s website.