The annual road casualty statistics for drivers in the United Kingdom have been made public by the Department for Transport (DfT).

According to the data, which is valid through June 2024, there has been a slight decrease in the total number of traffic deaths.

An estimated 1,607 people were killed in documented traffic accidents, a 2% decrease from the 12 months prior.

Additionally, police reported 29,540 killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties, which is a little decrease from the year ending in June 2023.

There were 128,920 casualties of all severities, according to the final headline statistic, which represented a 4% decrease from the year before.

The statistics indicated that cyclists had the largest predicted percentage change in deaths, with a 5% decrease.

According to the DfT, in Great Britain in the year ending June 2024, men made up 61% of casualties of all severities and 75% of fatalities. With 332 deaths, the age group of 30 to 49 years old had the highest number of male fatalities.

With 136 deaths, “over 70 year olds” was the age group that killed the most females in the year that ended in June 2024. This represents a 7% decrease from the year prior.

According to the DfT data, vehicle occupants accounted for 45% of fatalities, followed by pedestrians (24%), motorcyclists (20%), and pedal cyclists 5%.

When the ages of the participants were examined, people between the ages of 17 and 29 were associated with 24% of deaths and 28% of injuries.

RAC road safety spokesperson Rod Dennis said: “It’s good to see a slight reduction in the number of fatalities on Britain’s roads over a 12-month period, particularly among cyclists, in these provisional casualty figures.

“However, it’s very concerning to see that there were 1,194 casualties and six deaths among e-scooter riders.

“While collisions involving e-scooters dropped this year from 1,413 in 2023, it’s important to realise these are statistics that didn’t exist a few years ago when there were no e-scooters on the roads.

“This evidently accounts for much of the shocking 55% rise in fatalities in the ‘other vehicle occupants’ category when compared with 2014 numbers.

“What’s more, it’s clear that drivers’ decision to speed continues to contribute to a large proportion of fatalities – more than half (56%) last year alone.”