South Yorkshire position updated January 2024:

The latest data for South Yorkshire shows that 791 people were seriously injured as the result of a road traffic collision between July 2022 and June 2023 (not yet validated).

During the same period, 39 people lost their lives on South Yorkshire’s roads.

Combined, these figures represent a 5.5 per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous 12 months.

Total casualties for this period have increased by 2.4 per cent.

Annual statistics for 2022 calendar year:

• South Yorkshire has 11^th highest KSIs* out of 43 police forces

• South Yorkshire has 19^th highest fatalities* out of 43 police forces

*not per population head

KSI per centage change from 2019 (pre-pandemic) to 2022:

• South Yorkshire: 4 per cent decrease

• National average: 3 per cent decrease