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In theory, if the pedestrian has acted negligently (i.e. by walking out into the road without looking) then yes. In practice, suing pedestrians for the cost of a bust wheel is rarely worth it since the costs of bringing the claim would far exceed the damages you'd be entitled to recover. There is also the issue of finding out who the pedestrian is, and what their address is, so that you can issue proceedings against them.
No point ringing plod though - plod don't care about civil claims.