Proportion of residents in the UK who think walking or wheeling in their area is safe

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 29, 2023

The figures of a survey conducted in 2022 in the United Kingdom show that more than two thirds of all adults feel safe when walking in their local area in the UK. The proportion of residents who felt it was safe to walk or wheel in their local area ranged from 67 percent, in the age groups 26 to 35 and 36 to 45, to 71 percent, in the age groups 46 to 55 and 56 to 55.

Proportion of residents in the United Kingdom who think walking or wheeling in their local area is safe in 2021, by age

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Release date

May 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

June to August 2021

Number of respondents

23,232 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

The term wheeling is used for the use of wheelchair and mobility scooters. The survey was not exclusive to people who walked or wheeled, and is representative of all residents. Participants were asked to state whether they think safety when walking or wheeling in their local area was good or bad.

Cities included in the survey are: Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin Metropolitan Area, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Great Cambridge, Greater Manchester, Inverness, Liverpool City Region, Perth, Southampton City Region, Stirling, Tower Hamlets, Tyneside, West Midlands.

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