A new government report has revealed that the number of recorded casualties resulting from accidents involving e-scooters has increased by 40% nationwide. According to the latest figures from the Department for Transport (DfT), based on UK police reports, there were 1,349 crashes and 1,437 casualties involving e-scooters in the 12 months from June 2021-22, an increase from 978 collisions and 1,033 casualties recorded the year before.
During this period, 12 people were killed in collisions involving e-scooters, 11 of whom were e-scooter riders, compared to four in the year ending June 2021. London was the region with the most e-scooter crashes, with 463 recorded, followed by Nottinghamshire with 91 and Avon and Somerset with 87, while Durham and West Yorkshire had zero casualties
However, the report notes that for several police forces, 2022 figures are missing or incomplete, with Avon and Somerset having the most significant data void of six months, which according to the DfT, indicates that incident levels for the region are “therefore, likely to be underestimated” as the area had “relatively high numbers of e-scooter casualties during 2021”.
