THE NUMBER of serious casualties on Wales' roads has dropped in 20mph speed limit zones, new figures show.

The majority of residential roads throughout Wales changed from being 30mph to 20mph last September.

This was, according to the Welsh Government, to help 'save lives'.

But, the move has been heavily criticised by members of the public, politicians and more since it was introduced.

An 'engagement process' was launched in January of this year between North Wales Police, GoSafe and other relevant authorities to ensure drivers were sticking to the new limit.

Since then, thousands of drivers have been caught exceeding the speed limit.

And now, the Welsh Government has released new figures which reveal the statistics when it comes to how many serious casualties there has been since in 20mph zones this year.

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They revealed that there was drop in casualties on both 20mph and 30mph roads in Wales in the first three months of 2024.

The number of serious casualties or fatalities has dropped 23%.

The figures show that 78 people were killed or seriously injured on both 20mph and 30mph roads, compared to 101 serious casualties in the first quarter of 2023.

There were 377 casualties in the first three months of 2024, compared to 510 in the same period last year and fatalities were down too (five in the first three months of 2024, compared to 11 in 2023).

The Welsh government said the data on casualty figures were "encouraging and show things are moving in the right direction".

However, from September, local councils can apply for funding to revert roads back to 30mph.