The number of road casualties of all severities increased last year for the first time since 1997.
Deaths in 2014 totalled 1,775, which was a 4% rise compared with 2013, while serious injuries were up 5% and slight injuries rose 6%, Government figures showed.
Pedestrians accounted for three quarters of the increase in deaths last year, with pedestrian fatalities rising 12% to 446.
Deaths to children (aged 15 or under) rose from 48 in 2013 to 53 in 2014.
There were 113 pedal cyclist deaths last year - four more than in 2013. Serious injuries to pedal cyclists rose 8.2% to 3,401.