Kingston saw the greatest increase in child pedestrian injuries or deaths in London between 2021 to 2022.

A series of Freedom of Information requests to The Department For Transport by Personal Injury Claims UK have revealed the number of child casualties on the roads of London boroughs, which researchers say 'range from minor bumps to fatalities'.

Seven child casualties were reported in the borough in 2021, compared to 15 the following year: an increase of 114-percent.

Meanwhile, neighbouring Richmond upon Thames saw only ten casualties in 2022, replacing Kingston as the safest borough in London the previous year.

Croydon had the highest number of child pedestrian deaths and injuries in the capital across both years, totalling a staggering 91 casualties.

A series of FOI requests were used to gather data on child pedestrian casualties nationwide. (Photo: Personal Injury Claims UK)

In 2021, London saw the lowest number of road deaths since records began as a result of COVID-related lockdowns affecting travel patterns.

However this was far from universal, with ten boroughs including Islington, Camden, and Wandsworth seeing a decrease in child deaths on roads between 2021 and 2022.

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Thankfully, more recent data from Transport for London shows the number of people killed on the capital's roads decreased by six-percent in 2023.

UK-wide figures for child pedestrian deaths between 2021 and 2022 can be found here.