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Motorcyclists killed or seriously injured in the United Kingdom 2009-2016, by gender

Number of motorcycle riders killed or seriously injured in road accidents in the United Kingdom between 2009 and 2016, by gender

The data displays the number of motorcyclists killed or seriously injured in road accidents in Great Britain between 2009 and 2016, by gender. There were consistently more male motorcyclists killed or seriously injured in road accidents than female motorcyclists, with numbers consistently over ten times higher.

In spite of this, there has been a general decline in the number of motorcycle riders of both genders killed in road accidents during the period of record, with the number of male motorcyclists killed in accidents falling from 5,333 in 2009 to 4,998 in 2015.

2009 5333 489
2010 4748 435
2011 5169 440
2012 4881 447
2013 4770 427
2014 5152 476
2015 4998 409
2016 5429 442