Road Casualties by Severity and Age Group in London and Great Britain Since 2004

Casualties from personal injury road traffic collisions reported to police via the Stats 19 system. The data covers killed, seriously injured, and slight injuries for children and all casualties by London borough since 2004, with breakdowns by 5-year age groups. Incident-level data for 2010-2014 includes 87k rows, though geography is geo-coded and may differ from official police records.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in child road casualties based on severity and borough-level data since 2004
• Compare road safety outcomes between London and Great Britain based on age-group and severity breakdowns
• Model geographic patterns of accidents using geo-coded incident-level data from 2010 to 2014
• Assess the impact of borough boundaries on accident reporting based on described geo-coding discrepancies

Strengths

• Includes 87k rows of incident-level casualty data for years 2010 to 2014
• Provides time-series data starting from 2004 with breakdowns by 5-year age groups and severity
• Offers multiple geographic aggregations: borough, LSOA, MSOA, and Ward for years 2010-2014

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Geo-coded geography is described as 'not official' and may differ from police-recorded boroughs due to boundary assignment methods
• Row count is unknown for the main borough-level series, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Greater London Authority, sourced from police reports via the Stats 19 national reporting system.

Collection Method

Personal injury road traffic collisions occurring on the public highway and reported to the police.

Time Range

2004 onwards for borough-level data; 2010-2014 for LSOA/MSOA/Ward and incident-level data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-24 21:06:43.536614; freshness should be verified

Geography

London boroughs and Great Britain, with geo-coded coordinates for incidents.