Compared to the population at large, young adults (aged 16-24) are over-represented among casualties, although this trend is declining slowly over time.
Devon and Cornwall’s resident young driver involvement rate of 435.3 per 100,000 population is 4% higher than the overall GB rate (418.7), and 7% higher than the South West region rate of 409.4 (Agilysis report 2018).
Exeter has the lowest rate (146.7), compared to Eastern Cornwall with the highest rate of 610.9.
According to RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents), nationally young drivers are more likely to be involved in a collision that results in a fatality or serious injury at night, and this is particularly true for young male drivers.