Nearly 500 people seriously injured in e-scooter collisions last year, official data reveals
Nearly 500 people were seriously injured in crashes involving e-scooters in the UK last year, according to official data.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said serious injuries were among an estimated 1,484 deaths in crashes involving electric scooters, up from 1,390 in 2024.
The statement said: “After adjusting for changes in police reporting, our best estimate is that 485 people were seriously injured and 989 people suffered minor injuries in crashes involving e-scooters. This compares with 428 and 956 respectively in 2024.”
Statistics showed that 10 people, all riders, will die in crashes involving e-scooters, compared to six in 2024.
The DfT added that the data suggested “recent trends are broadly continuing”, as both the overall number of casualties and deaths have decreased over the past decade.
The estimated 1,556 deaths in road accidents reported in Great Britain in 2025 represent a 3 percent decrease on the number seen in 2024.
But last year, 29,911 people were seriously injured or killed; This represents a 4 percent increase compared to 2024, with 127,870 deaths of all severities.
In January, the Department for Transport announced a road safety strategy that aims to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on Britain’s roads by 65 per cent and 70 per cent for children under 16 by 2035.
In 2025, 77 percent of deaths were male and 61 percent of casualties in all violence were male.
Approximately 23 percent of deaths and 28 percent of losses are caused by people aged 17-29, and 24 percent of deaths and 8 percent of losses are caused by people aged 70 and over.
Under current rules, it is illegal for private e-scooters to be used in any public space, including roads and pavements. Hire e-scooters can be used and deployed in many cities as part of the Government’s national hire e-scooter trials.
A government spokesman said: “It is illegal to use privately owned e-scooters on public roads, cycle paths or pavements.
“We know the law needs to be updated to ensure e-scooters are safe for everyone on the road and we will be consulting on e-scooter regulations next year.
“Our new road safety strategy, the first in over a decade, will save lives by tackling the root causes of death on our roads.
“We have set an ambitious target to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 65 per cent by 2035 and consulted on a host of new measures, including a lower drink-driving limit and a minimum learning period.”
RAC senior policy officer Rod Dennis said: “This data once again shows little progress has been made in reducing damage to our roads and underlines why the government’s road safety strategy is so critical.
“Horrifyingly, an average of 4 people die on the roads every day. If this many people lose their lives in another means of transportation, serious questions will be asked.”
