Child pedestrian deaths are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas

Official figures expose widening gap in road casualty rates between poor and wealthy postcodes

The number of children killed or seriously injured crossing roads is almost five times higher in the most deprived postcodes than the wealthiest areas, official analysis suggests.

The figures from the Department for Transport show a widening gap over the past 10 years in road casualties between those living in the poorest 10% of postcodes of England and the most affluent 10%.