Drugs present in road fatalities: analysis of coroner data
Analysis exploring drugs present in motor vehicle drivers and riders killed in reported road collisions, updated with data to 2024
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In recent years, the road safety statistics team have been working to develop statistics on drug-driving, currently only for those killed in collisions where toxicology information is available from coroners.
The Department for Transport commissioned the Transport Research Laboratory to explore the feasibility of producing statistics on drivers killed in reported road accidents in Great Britain with different drugs detected, based on coroners’ and procurators’ fiscal data with data up to 2019.
This report summarises available data, updated with data to 2024, and the proposed next steps in developing it further.
We welcome feedback to inform further development of statistics in this area. It is anticipated that the next update, adding data for 2025, will be made alongside the drink-drive statistics in July 2027.
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Updates to this page
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Updated with 2024 data
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2023 data added.
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2022 data added.
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Updated with data for 2021.
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2020 data added
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Added figures for 2019 to the feasibility study
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First published.