Data from 870 incidents reported to this web site (at an average rate of 5.7 reports per day):

Incident typeNo. of incidents% of incidents
Crash or collision:24428%
Near-miss:62672%
Reporter was involved:79992%
Reporter was a witness:718%

Modes of transport

Reporter or victim modes of transport (one per incident):

Reporter/Victim TypeNo. of incidents% of incidents
Cyclist82995%
Car driver233%
Pedestrian142%
Other modes20%
Motorbike rider10%
Lorry driver10%

Offending modes of transport (one or more per incident):

Offending TypesNo. of incidents% of incidents
Car driver62071%
Van driver11113%
Bus / coach driver445%
Taxi driver445%
Lorry driver354%
Cyclist344%
Other modes283%
Motorbike rider51%
Pedestrian40%
Emergency vehicle driver10%

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