With walking being one of the UK’s favourite pastimes, Perth and Kinross has been named the UK’s 2nd safest city for pedestrians.
Bollards Direct have researched cities across the UK, looking at factors such as the number of pedestrian accidents and crime rates, to reveal the UK’s safest areas for pedestrians
Rank Area Pedestrian Safety Score /10 Population Safety walking alone during night Worries of being mugged or robbed Worries of being attacked Worries of being subject to a physical attack because of your skin colour, ethnic origin, gender or religion Crime rate per 10,000 people Pedestrian Accidents per 100,000 People 1 Wokingham 9.44 173,945 66.67 20.83 29.17 12.5 407 165 2 Perth and Kinross 9.20 151,910 59.62 21.15 23.08 17.31 387 165 2 Telford and Wrekin 9.20 181,322 67.55 23.23 21.77 3.12 753 180 4 York 9.06 211,012 72.97 16.95 21.68 11.43 557 300 5 Bath and North East Somerset 9.01 196,357 62.56 22.03 22.03 15.32 546 237 6 Windsor and Maidenhead 8.76 151,273 58.33 33.33 8.33 0 605 238 7 Aberdeen City 8.26 229,060 56.69 28.30 31.01 19.62 689 233 8 Swansea 8.12 246,563 55.21 29.47 30.21 17.97 722 268 9 Warrington 7.93 209,397 55.18 26.23 30.18 11.76 846 296 10 Isle of Wight 7.82 142,296 65.38 21.15 30.77 28.85 673 337 10 Rotherham 7.82 264,984 75 33.33 33.33 0 886 312
So, what does the research reveal about Perth and Kinross?
- Perth and Kinross, one of thirty-two council areas in Scotland, takes second place for safest areas in the UK for pedestrians. Overall, the area scored 9.2 out of 10 for pedestrian safety, ranking in the top five for lowest crime rates and finishing sixth for areas with the lowest number of pedestrian accidents.
Research carried out by Bollards Direct.
