More people are being killed or seriously injured in road accidents in Greenwich than in previous years.

Department of Transport data shows that last year three people were killed and 93 seriously injured on the borough's roads.

In four of those accidents children were taken to hospital.

The overall figure for people killed and seriously injured has increased from 68, the yearly average from 2010 to 2014, to 96 last year.

The DfT uses the yearly average to measure change over time.

The number of road casualties in Greenwich, which includes minor injuries, increased by 21 per cent over that time, to 973.

However, while there are fewer accidents, there are more severe injuries and even though the casualty rate is below London's average, it is higher than England's casualty rate.

Councillor Denise Scott-McDonald, cabinet member for transport, said: “The Royal Borough of Greenwich takes road safety extremely seriously. Transport for London’s (TfL) latest data is not comparable to past years.

"The increase in causalities is due to changes in the way the police now record collisions nationally and an increase in online self-reporting.

“Royal Greenwich has a good track record of keeping all road users safe, we met TfL’s target to reduce road casualties by 50 per cent, seven years ahead of their 2020 schedule and over 85 per cent of residential areas in our borough are 20mph zones.

“However, there is always more we can do and there are a number of measures the council is taking. Our School Streets scheme begins later this month and will trial the closure of roads outside a selected number of primary schools, at pick-up and drop-off times, to make it safer and easier for children to walk or cycle to school.

"I am also lobbying TfL to extend the Cycle Super Highway from Greenwich to Woolwich and take action to make the Woolwich Roundabout safer for cyclists.”

What do you think about the roads in Greenwich? Is enough being done?