Statistical data set

Reported drinking and driving: data tables

Data about the reported drink drive collisions and casualties, produced by Department for Transport.

In 2022, we made changes to the data tables published as part of the drink-drive statistics, including renumbering them. Further details, including a mapping from old to new tables are set out in our summary of changes to drink-drive statistics. We continue to welcome any feedback on these statistics.

Reported drink and drive (Excel data tables)

Reported drink drive data tables (Excel format) (ZIP, 249 KB)

RAS2001 (previously RAS51001): Reported drink-drive collisions and casualties in Great Britain (ODS, 12.7 KB)

Characteristics of drink-drive collisions

RAS2011 (previously RAS51011): By month (ODS, 10.4 KB)

RAS2012 (previously RAS51012): By time of day (ODS, 17.8 KB)

RAS2013 (previously RAS51019): By country and English region (ODS, 22.9 KB)

Drivers and riders involved

RAS2021 (previously RAS51022): By sex of driver or rider (ODS, 15.1 KB)

RAS2022 (previously RAS51010): By age of driver (cars only) (ODS, 18.8 KB)

Casualties in drink-drive collisions

RAS2031 (previously RAS51005): All casualties by casualty type, sex and age (ODS, 27.2 KB)

RAS2032 (previously RAS51006): Driver and rider fatalities percentage over the legal blood alcohol limit (ODS, 16 KB)

RAS2033 (previously RAS51009): Fatalities aged 16 and over by blood alcohol level (ODS, 22.2 KB)

Breath tests

Figures on roadside breath tests for England and Wales, previously shown in table RAS51016, are published by the Home Office in their Police Powers and Procedures statistics

RAS2041 (previously RAS51002): Breath tests drivers or riders involved in reported road collisions in Great Britain (ODS, 14 KB)

RAS2042 (previously RAS51017): Screening test results in England and Wales, by reason for test (ODS, 16.9 KB)

Crime Survey for England and Wales

Accessibility of tables

The department is currently working to make our tables accessible for our users. If you would like to request a more accessible format, please email road accidents and safety statistics. We will consider each request but may not be able to provide an alternative accessible format on every occasion.

If you have any feedback on the accessibility of our tables, please email us.

Drink driving

RAS51101: Self-reported drink driving, percentage of all drivers (ODS, 10 KB)

RAS51102: Self-reported drink driving, percentage of drivers by age and gender (ODS, 13.5 KB)

RAS51107: Self-reported drink driving under or over the drink-drive limit (ODS, 6.71 KB)

RAS51108: Self-reported drink driving under or over the drink-drive limit by age and sex (ODS, 7.31 KB)

Drug driving

RAS51103: Self-reported drug driving, percentage of all drivers (ODS, 9.77 KB)

RAS51104: Self-reported drug driving, percentage of drivers by age and gender (ODS, 13.6 KB)

RAS51109: Self-reported drivers who have driven after taken medication with advice not to drive after taking (ODS, 5.85 KB)

RAS51110: Self-reported drivers who have driven after taken medication with advice not to drive after taking by age and sex (ODS, 6.52 KB)

RAS51111: Self-reported legal high use before driving, as a proportion of all drivers (ODS, 6.38 KB)

RAS51112: Self-reported legal high use before driving, by age and sex of drivers (ODS, 6.52 KB)

Driver mobile phone use

RAS51105: Self-reported mobile phone use as a proportion of all drivers (ODS, 7.32 KB)

RAS51106: Self-reported mobile phone use by age and sex of drivers (ODS, 7.18 KB)

Contact us

Road safety statistics

Email roadacc.stats@dft.gov.uk

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Published 6 February 2014
Last updated 27 July 2023 + show all updates
  1. 2021 drink-drive data tables updated for the latest 2021 annual report.

  2. Tables with 2020 final drink-drive statistics, including changes to table numbers and names

  3. Data table for reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 updated with provisional 2020 data.

  4. Data tables with breath tests data updated for the annual report 2020.

  5. Data tables updated for the final estimates for the year 2019.

  6. Data table on reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 (RAS51001) updated for the 2019 provisional report.

  7. Data tables updated for the 2019 reported road casualties annual report. 6 new tables added

  8. Data tables updated for the final estimates for the year 2018.

  9. Data table on reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 (RAS51001) updated for the 2018 provisional report.

  10. Other reported drink and drive data tables updated for the year 2018 annual report.

  11. Dataset updated for 'Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain, final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2017'.

  12. Reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 data table updated for the 2017 provisional statistics drink drive release.

  13. Other reported drink and drive data tables updated for the year 2017 annual report.

  14. Data tables updated for the final estimates report for the year 2016.

  15. Provisional drink drive data tables for the year 2016 updated for release.

  16. Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2016.

  17. Table for reported drink drive accidents and casualties (estimates) in Great Britain from 1979 updated with final figures for 2015.

  18. Table 51001 updated with the latest estimates for 2015.

  19. Table 51002 to 004, 008, 010, 014, 015, 017, 018, 020, 021, 101 to 104, updated to 2015 data.

  20. Table 51001, 006, 007, 009, 011, 012, 013, 016 and 019 updated.

  21. Table 51001 updated with the latest estimates for 2014.

  22. Tables 51002 to 004, 010, 017 to 021, 51101 to 51104 updated for the year 2014.

  23. Tables 51001 to 51016 updated.

  24. Tables 51001, 51101 to 51104 updated for the latest provisional estimates in 2013.

  25. Tables 51001 to 51021 updated to the latest data for 2013.

  26. Table RAS51001 updated to include data for drink drive accidents for 2012.

  27. Self-reported drug driving statistics updated.

  28. First published.

  29. RAS51 - Reported drinking and driving. Table RAS51001 updated.