Victims of road crime feel ‘forgotten by system’, official review finds

Many of those affected in England and Wales think offences are not treated with the seriousness they deserve, says commissioner

Bereaved families or seriously injured victims of road crime feel “forgotten by the system” with offences not treated with the seriousness they deserve, an official review has found.

The victims’ commissioner for England and Wales found that many of the thousands afflicted each year by criminal driving felt that “the harm they had suffered mattered less” than that from other serious crimes.