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London dashboard links deprivation and road casualties
15 January 2024
by Christopher Carey
Transport for London (TfL) has launched a new Vision Zero data dashboard that highlights levels of road traffic injury inequality across the UK capital.
The transport operator says the new tool is the first of its kind in Europe and shows how deprivation is linked to higher road casualty levels – with the city’s most deprived postcodes having more than double the number of casualties per kilometre when compared with the least deprived.
“We’re delighted to publish this valuable new tool to enable people to see where and how action most needs to be taken to reduce road danger and inequality in London,” said Lilli Matson, TfL’s Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer.
“The interactive dashboard displays crucial information on the relationship between deprivation levels and road casualties in London.”
How it works
According to TfL, the dashboard enables users to filter and map data on road casualties, based on deprivation levels, year, borough, casualty severity and mode of travel.
It aims to provide a “comprehensive understanding” of areas requiring immediate attention, and uses casualty data from 2017 to the end of 2022. This will be updated annually, with additional data on age and gender to be incorporated later in 2024.
The operator will use the data to inform its own investment priorities and share the information with boroughs to help them develop their Local Implementation Plans (LIPs).
TfL has shared the findings of the dashboard with the boroughs with the top five highest casualty rates and five highest casualty location rates.
“Road danger is a social justice issue, and we are past the point where it’s enough to just ask motorists to slow down or pedestrians to look both ways when crossing a road,” said Deputy Leader Councillor Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member for Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air.
“It is about making sure in the future streets are designed with road safety built in, making them more equal and less dominated by motor traffic.”
