Nearly 500 people in Great Britain were seriously injured in collisions involving e-scooters last year, official data has shown.
The serious injuries were among an estimated 1,484 casualties in crashes involving electric scooters, the Department for Transport (DfT) said, up from 1,390 in 2024.
It said: “Our best estimate, after adjusting for changes in reporting by police, is that there were 485 seriously injured and 989 slightly injured in collisions involving e-scooters. This compares to 428 and 956 respectively in 2024.”
The statistics showed that 10 people were killed in collisions involving e-scooters, all of whom were the riders, compared with six in 2024.
The DfT added that data reveals a “broad continuation of recent trends” as both the overall numbers of casualties and fatalities has declined over the past decade.
The estimated 1,556 fatalities in reported road collisions in Great Britain in 2025 marked a decline of 3 per cent from the number seen in 2024.
However, there were 29,911 seriously injured or killed last year, representing an increase of 4 per cent compared with 2024, and 127,870 casualties of all severities.
In January, the Department for Transport announced a road safety strategy setting a target of reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on British roads by 65 per cent, and 70 per cent for children under 16, by 2035.
In 2025, 77 per cent of fatalities were male and 61 per cent of casualties of all severities were male.
Around 23 per cent of fatalities and 28 per cent of casualties involved people aged 17-29 and 24 per cent of fatalities and 8 per cent of casualties involved those aged 70 and over.
Under current rules, the use of private e-scooters is illegal in any public space, including roads and pavements. Rental e-scooters can be used and are deployed in many cities as part of the Government’s national rental e-scooter trials.
A government spokesperson said: “It is illegal to ride privately-owned e-scooters on public roads, cycle lanes or pavements.
“We know the law needs updating to make sure e-scooters are safe for everyone on the road and will be consulting on e-scooter regulations in the next year.
“Our new road safety strategy, the first in over a decade, will save lives by tackling the root causes of deaths on our roads.
“We have set an ambitious target to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 65 per cent by 2035 and have consulted on multiple new measures, including a lower drink‑drive limit and a minimum learning period.”
RAC senior policy officer, Rod Dennis, said: “Once again, this data shows that precious little progress has been made in reducing harm caused on our roads – and firmly underlines why the government’s road safety strategy is so critical.
“Frighteningly, on average four people still lose their lives on the roads every single day. If this number of people lost their lives on any other form of transport, serious questions would be being asked.”
