In Wales, there were 518 motorcycle casualties reported by the police in 2025, representing 13% of all casualties in Wales. Of these 518 casualties, 294 were KSI and 224 were slightly injured.

The number of KSI and slight casualties are 22% higher and 8% lower than in 2024 respectively. The number of KSI casualties reported since 2023 will be impacted by Dyfed Powys police force migrating to injury-based reporting in May 2023 and South Wales police force migrating in November 2025.

Further information is provided in the accompanying quality report. The number of motorcycle casualties increased by 7% compared to 2024. The total number of motorcycle casualties has been generally declining over time (figure 15). The day of the week with the greatest number of motorcycle casualties was Saturday in 2025 (19% of all motorcycle casualties). Figure 15: motorcycle casualties by severity, 2005 to 2025 Image Description of figure 15: the line chart shows the trends in motorcycle casualties by severity between 2005 and 2025.

The total number of motorcycle casualties has been generally declining over time. Source: Police recorded road collisions, Welsh Government