Statistics on road safety in Great Britain are mostly based on accidents reported to the police in the Stats19 collection. This system allows police forces to report all personal-injury accidents to the department. It is not used to collect any information about damage-only accidents.
Where can I find previous road safety publications?
Road safety publications prior to 2010 can be found on the National Archives. The department makes non-sensitive road accident and casualty data available on data.gov. Reported road casualties Great Britain, provisional results 2020 and new guidance pages added to the collection.
What is the Government’s Road Safety Strategy?
An alliance of road safety organisations has published a new report urging the Government to launch a ‘robust and far-reaching’ strategy that addresses safe and healthy mobility as well as preventing road death and serious injuries.
Where can I find road accident and safety statistics?
Road accident and safety statistics were assessed by the UK Statistics Authority and confirmed as National Statistics in July 2009 and again in 2013. Road safety publications prior to 2010 can be found on the National Archives. The department makes non-sensitive road accident and casualty data available on data.gov.
How often are annual road casualty statistics published?
Annual road casualty statistics are published twice each year. Main results are published in June for the first release of key statistics, and the annual report is released in September for detailed data and analyses. Most of the statistics are based on road accidents reported to the police (Stats19).
Where can I find accident data for Great Britain for 2018?
As a result, the Department for Transport made a dataset covering accidents for the first and second quarters of 2018 in Great Britain available for the first time on data.gov.uk. The data released was an un-validated subset and has been superseded by the full accident dataset for 2018, released after validation for the full year.
