Statistics and Targets
Overview
In 2006, the number of people killed or seriously injured on Sheffield’s roads was the lowest for the past 12 years. When compared to the 2003 base year figure of 316 killed and seriously injured (KSI) casualties, 262 KSI casualties were reported in 2006 – a 16% reduction. Over the same period, the number of child KSI casualties fell by 24%. The 2006 total for child KSI casualties is the lowest in the last 20 years, i.e. the time when Sheffield City Council took over the function of the highway authority from the former South Yorkshire County Council.
Road user casualties
The following gives 2006 data compared to the 2003 baseline data for each individual road user group:
- Car user casualties increased by 6% (from 1430 to 1516 casualties), this due to slight casualties, with KSI casualties falling by 5% (from 101 to 96 KSI casualties).
- All child pedestrian casualties have fallen by 24% (from 159 to 121 casualties), while KSI child pedestrian casualties fell by 54% (from 41 to 19).
- Pedestrian casualties of all ages fell by 10% (from 399 to 359 casualties) while KSI casualties fell by 32% (from 120 to 82 KSI casualties).
- Pedal cycle casualties rose by 10% and this was due mainly to an increase in the number of KSI casualties, which rose from 15 KSI casualties to 35 KSI casualties.
- Powered two wheeler casualties have reduced by 22% from 178 to 138 and the number of KSI casualties fell by 33% from 66 to 44 KSI casualties.
Background
In 2005, a target for casualty reduction in Sheffield was agreed with The Department for Transport. This Local Public Service Agreement (LPSA) set a stretched target of 266 KSI casualties or less in 2008 on Sheffield’s roads. The base year for this target is 2003, when 316 people were killed or seriously injured. The attached chart shows our progress towards meeting this target.
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Chart showing our progress towards the 2008 road safety target in Sheffield (52 KB)
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