Pedestrian falls cost taxpayers up to £500m each year, study suggests

Walking charity Living Streets claimed its analysis demonstrates the need to prioritise fixing dangerous pavements.

Pedestrian falls cost UK taxpayers up to £500 million a year, according to a Government-funded report (Catherine Paffey/Alamy Stock Photo/PA)

Pedestrian falls cost UK taxpayers up to £500 million a year, according to a Government-funded report.

Walking charity Living Streets claimed its analysis demonstrates the need to prioritise fixing dangerous pavements.

It estimated there could be as many as one million outdoor falls among adults in England aged 65 and above every year.