A study conducted in the UK has found that children from poorer areas are at a greater risk on the roads in comparison to children from richer areas.

Road Safety Analysis examined 120,000 crashes involving children from the years 2004 - 2008. The company used postcodes to compare risk levels with children up to the age of 15 across 408 local authority areas.

The study was able to conclude that youngsters in Preston are five times more likely to be injured than children in London’s wealthy boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea.