Recent data from the Department of Transport has highlighted the increasing issue of e-scooters, especially in London.
The map shows the number of reported accidents involving e-scooters by police force in England and Wales, in the year ending June 2021.
The Metropolitan police reported over 53% of all casualties involving e-scooters in Great Britain, this compares to 22% of all casualties reported by the Metropolitan police. The rest of the e-scooter casualties were broadly spread proportionately across the remaining 43 police forces, with the highest percentage of e-scooter casualties being reported in West Midlands, Hampshire and Sussex police forces, nevertheless these percentages are almost at the same level as all casualties reported by these police forces.
Find out more about the situation in your area, and how this compares to the rest of England and Wales, click here or on the image below use the tool.
