Table 9: Cost per casualty by severity for GB (£) at 2022 prices

Costs

(a) Cost per casualty by severity: average costs for Great Britain (£) at 2023 prices
		Killed	Seriously Injured	Slightly Injured	Average all casualties
Average cost per casualty for Great Britain		2,411,659	271,003	20,892	99,048
(b) Costs per collision by element of cost and severity for Great Britain (£) at 2023 prices
		Collision Severity
		Fatal	Serious	Slight	Damage only
Casualty related costs for GB:
Lost output		897,022	35,672	4,186
Medical/ambulance		8,840	21,441	1,776
Pain, grief, suffering		1,770,228	243,408	19,946
Police and damage to property costs for GB:
Police/administration		26,253	3,051	789	52
Insurance		442	275	167	79
Damage to property	Total	16,076	7,250	4,267	2,749
	- Motorways	24,878	21,228	10,740	3,745
	- Non built-up roads	19,558	8,916	5,910	3,897
	- Built-up roads	11,532	6,180	3,646	2,607
Total costs per collision for GB		2,718,861	311,098	31,132	2,880

Note: Police costs have been updated following a survey in 2011 of police forces in England, Scotland and Wales.