HC Deb 20 July 1987 vol 120 cc32-3W
29. Mr. Robert G. Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Transport how road casualty trends in London compare with national figures.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

The following is the information:

London Number of casualties
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
Pedestrians: 16,232 15,845 14,668 13,675 12,827 13,090 12,708 13,151 12,650 12,498
Annual change per cent. -2.4 -7.4 -6.8 -6.2 2.1 -2.9 3.5 -3.8 -1.2
Pedal cyclists: 3,940 3,790 3,987 4,236 4,241 5,249 5,124 4,734 4,188 4,037
Annual change per cent. -3.8 5.2 6.2 0.1 23.8 -2.4 -7.6 -11.5 -3.6
Motor-cyclists: 12,547 11,660 10,277 10,438 10,011 10,988 10,086 9,600 8,512 7,894
Annual change per cent. -7.1 -11.9 1.6 -4.1 9.8 -8.2 -4.8 -11.3 -7.3
Car occupants: 25,019 25,453 23,670 22,017 22,097 23,082 19,961 21,069 21,167 22,021
Annual change per cent. 1.7 -7.0 -7.0 0.4 4.5 -13.5 5.6 0.5 4.0
Other road user: 6,453 6,002 5,444 5,038 4,708 4,657 4,446 4,761 4,860 4,876
Annual change per cent. -7.0 -9.3 -7.5 -6.6 -1.1 -4.5 7.1 2.1 0.3
All road users: 64,191 62,750 58,046 55,404 53,884 57,066 52,325 53,315 51,377 51,326
Annual change per cent. -2.2 -7.5 -4.6 -2.7 5.9 -8.3 1.9 -3.6 -0.1