A brand new examine has revealed probably the most harmful UK areas to trip the bus, with Nottingham taking the highest spot.
Bus journey consultants GetByBus analysed knowledge from the Division for Transport to search out the variety of bus casualties per UK native authority in 2023. This determine was weighed towards the world inhabitants to calculate the variety of casualties per 100,000 residents. The areas with the best price of bus casualties decided the rating.
Nottingham ranks high, with 17.61 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. Town recorded a complete of 58 bus casualties in 2023 from a inhabitants of 329,276 residents – 11 greater than the 47 recorded in 2022.
Brighton and Hove ranks second, with 13.95 bus casualties per 100,000 residents in 2023. From a inhabitants of 279,637 residents, Brighton recorded 39 casualties throughout the yr – 9 lower than the earlier yr, at 48.
Third within the rating is Newcastle upon Tyne, with a price of 13.46 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. In 2023, the town recorded 42 casualties (21 greater than in 2022) from a inhabitants of 311,976 residents.
Gateshead and Somerset tie for fourth place, with 12.05 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. Gateshead recorded a complete of 24 bus casualties in 2023, whereas Somerset recorded 70 – an excessive leap from simply 9 in 2022.
In fifth comes Kingston upon Hull, with 11.77 bus casualties per 100,000 residents in 2023. From a inhabitants of 271,942 residents, Kingston upon Hull recorded 32 casualties throughout the yr – six greater than the earlier yr, at 26.
London is available in sixth, with a price of 11.73 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. In 2023, the town recorded 1,049 casualties (34 greater than in 2022) from a inhabitants of 8,945,309 residents.
Seventh on the listing is Pembrokeshire, with 10.40 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. Pembrokeshire recorded a complete of 13 bus casualties in 2023 from a inhabitants of 125,006 residents – 9 greater than the earlier yr, at simply 4.
In eighth place is Wokingham, with 9.25 bus casualties per 100,000 residents in 2023. From a inhabitants of 183,870, Wokingham recorded 17 bus casualties throughout the yr – up from zero causalities in 2022.
Edinburgh ranks ninth, with a price of 8.74 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. In 2023, the town recorded 45 casualties (10 greater than in 2022) from a inhabitants of 514,990 residents.
Touchdown the tenth spot is Sunderland, with 8.54 bus casualties per 100,000 residents. Sunderland recorded a complete of 24 bus casualties in 2023 from a inhabitants of 281,058 residents – double the quantity from the earlier yr, which stood at 12.
The ten UK native authorities with the best price of bus casualties per 100,000 residents
| Rank | UK space | Inhabitants | Bus casualties (2023) | Bus casualties per 100,000 residents |
| 1. | Nottingham | 329,276 | 58 | 17.61 |
| 2. | Brighton and Hove | 279,637 | 39 | 13.95 |
| 3. | Newcastle upon Tyne | 311,976 | 42 | 13.46 |
| 4. (=) | Gateshead | 199,139 | 24 | 12.05 |
| 4. (=) | Somerset | 581,145 | 70 | 12.05 |
| 5. | Kingston upon Hull | 271,942 | 32 | 11.77 |
| 6. | London | 8,945,309 | 1,049 | 11.73 |
| 7. | Pembrokeshire | 125,006 | 13 | 10.40 |
| 8. | Wokingham | 183,870 | 17 | 9.25 |
| 9. | Edinburgh | 514,990 | 45 | 8.74 |
| 10. | Sunderland | 281,058 | 24 | 8.54 |
Ante Dagelić, CEO of GetByBus commented on the findings: “Public transportation is important to on a regular basis life, however in sure areas, bus riders face heightened dangers attributable to site visitors circumstances, highway design, and incidents of crime. Our newest findings reveal probably the most harmful areas within the UK for bus passengers, underscoring the necessity for improved security measures, higher infrastructure, and heightened consciousness with the intention to be certain that everybody can journey with confidence and safety.”
