TARGET 1
** TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE KILLED IN ROAD COLLISIONS BY AT LEAST 50% BY 2030 **
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Number of road traffic fatalities in Northern Ireland 2014-2024
Map of Fatal Collisions in 2024
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Fatalities by Cause
Fatalities by Sex
Fatalities by Road User
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Key Figure: Fatalities in 2024
69
Progress on Target 1
The 2030 Strategy target is to have 35 or fewer fatalities recorded from road traffic collisions in Northern Ireland.
In 2024, 69 people were killed in road collisions. This figure has decreased by 3% since 2023 when the number of people killed was reported as 71.
The figure of 69 fatalities is 2% above the 2014-2018 baseline figure of 68.
As can be seen in the chart, there was a downward trend in the number of fatalities until 2021. From 2017 to 2022 the fatalities were below the baseline. However, for the past 2 years there have been an increase in fatalities back above the baseline.
TARGET 2
** TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ROAD COLLISIONS BY AT LEAST 50% BY 2030 **
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Number of road traffic serious injuries in Northern Ireland 2014-2024
Map of Seriously Injured Collisions in 2024
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Seriously Injured by Cause
Seriously Injured by Sex
Seriously Injured by Road User
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Key Figure: Seriously Injured casualties in 2024
939
Progress on Target 2
The 2030 Strategy target is to have 376 or fewer people seriously injured on our roads each year.
In 2024, 939 people were seriously injured in road collisions. This figure has increased by 7% since 2023 when the number of people seriously injured was reported as 880.
The figure of 939 people seriously injured is 25% above the 2014-2018 baseline figure of 751.
As can be seen in the chart, there has been an upward trend since 2020, with the figures being above the baseline since 2021.
TARGET 3
** TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN (AGED 0 TO 15) KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ROAD COLLISIONS BY AT LEAST 60% BY 2030 **
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Number of children killed or seriously injured (KSIs) in road collisions 2014-2024
Map of children KSI collisions in 2024
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Children KSIs by Cause
Children KSIs by Sex
Children KSIs by Road User
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Key Figure: Children KSIs in 2024
93
Progress on Target 3
The 2030 Strategy target is to have 29 or fewer children killed or seriously injured on our roads each year.
In 2024, 93 children were killed or seriously injured in road collisions. This figure has increased by 12% since 2023 when the number of children killed or seriously injured was reported as 83.
The figure of 93 children killed or seriously injured is 31% above the 2014-2018 baseline figure of 71.
As can be seen in the chart, there has been an upward trend since 2020, with the figures being above the baseline since 2021.
TARGET 4
** TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 16 TO 24) KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ROAD COLLISIONS BY AT LEAST 60% BY 2030 **
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Number of young people killed or seriously injured (KSIs) in road collisions 2014-2024
Map of young people KSI collisions in 2024
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Young People KSIs by Cause
Young People KSIs by Sex
Young People KSIs by Road User
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Key Figure: Young People KSIs in 2024
207
Progress on Target 4
The 2030 Strategy target is to have 79 or fewer young people killed or seriously injured on our roads each year.
In 2024, 207 young people were killed or seriously injured in road collisions. This figure has increased by 8% since 2023 when the number of young people killed or seriously injured was reported as 192.
The figure of 207 young people killed or seriously injured is 5% above the 2014-2018 baseline figure of 196.
As can be seen in the chart, there has been an upward trend since 2020. You can also see that figures have been below the baseline since 2017, until this year.