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 England’s most deprived areas than its wealthiest , official analysis suggests.

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