Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the reported increase in injuries caused by e-bikes.

The road safety statistics published by the Department do not differentiate between injuries to pedestrians caused by e-bikes and those by ordinary pedal cycles.

In 2024, there was 1 fatality and 186 serious injuries involving a pedestrian in a collision with a pedal cycle. This increased in 2025 to 2 fatalities and 234 serious injuries.

While no further assessment has been made, the Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduced new offences for cyclists who cause the death or serious injury of another person, with penalties for those offences brought into line with those for motorists.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 also strengthened the powers of the police to deal with anti-social vehicle use. The police are no longer required to provide a warning before seizing any vehicle being used anti-socially, and this extends to e-motorbikes that have not been properly registered as motor vehicles.