Data from 2,755 incidents reported to this web site (at an average rate of 3.2 reports per day):

Incident typeNo. of incidents% of incidents
Crash or collision:57521%
Near-miss:2,18079%
Reporter was involved:2,57794%
Reporter was a witness:1786%

Modes of transport

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

Reporter/Victim TypeNo. of incidents% of incidents
Cyclist262295%
Car driver652%
Pedestrian361%
Other modes201%
Motorbike rider50%
Bus / coach driver30%
Lorry driver20%
Van driver10%
Emergency vehicle driver10%

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

Offending TypesNo. of incidents% of incidents
Car driver183967%
Van driver36713%
Taxi driver1666%
Bus / coach driver1596%
Lorry driver1385%
Cyclist1134%
Other modes743%
Pedestrian361%
Motorbike rider151%
Emergency vehicle driver10%

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