National statistics

Reported road casualties Great Britain: annual report 2012

Reported road casualties figures for 2012.

From:
Department for Transport
Published
26 September 2013
Last updated
6 February 2014 — See all updates

Documents

Reported road casualties in Great Britain 2012: summary

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General overview and trends in reported casualties, 2012

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A valuation of road accidents and casualties, 2012

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Drinking and driving, provisional 2012 and final 2011

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Survey data on road casualties, 2012

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Self-reported drink and drug driving: Findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales: year ending March 2013

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain 2012 - complete report

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain 2012 – all tables

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain 2012 - definitions and table notes

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Reported road casualties in Great Britain 2012 - calendar of events

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Details

The Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain (RRCGB) Annual Report: 2012 presents detailed statistics about the circumstances of personal injury accidents, including the types of vehicles involved, the resulting casualties and factors which may contribute to accidents. In addition to detailed tables there are four articles containing further analysis on specific road safety topics.

Most of the statistics in the report are based on information about accidents reported to the police. However, other sources such as mortality, national travel survey, coroners’ reports and data from the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, are also used as well as population and traffic data to provide a wider context.

Update

The article ‘Self-reported drink and drug driving: Findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales: year ending March 2013’ was added as an update on 6 February 2014, to RRCGB: Annual Report 2012, which was published initially on 26 September 2013.

Main results

In 2012, there were:

  • a total of 195,723 people killed or injured in road accidents reported to the police, 4% lower than in 2011
  • 1,754 people killed, an 8% decrease from 2011and 23,039 were seriously injured, down 0.4%
  • vehicle traffic levels remained broadly stable for the second year running, though there was a small fall of 0.4% between 2011 and 2012
  • the number of fatalities fell for all road user types except pedal cyclists (up from 107 in 2011 to 118 in 2012) and bus and coach occupants
    pedestrian fatalities fell by 7%, motorcycle fatalities fell by 9%, car occupant fatalities fell by 9%, and goods vehicle occupant fatalities remained the same as in 2011
  • our best current estimate of the total of number of road casualties in Great Britain annually, including those not reported to the police, is within the range 630 thousand to 790 thousand with a central estimate of 710 thousand
  • the total value of prevention of reported road accidents in 2012 was estimated to be £15.1 billion (this includes an estimate of the cost of damage only accidents but does not allow for unreported injury accidents)
  • provisional estimates for 2012 suggest that 280 people were killed in drink drive accidents, an increase of around 17% compared with 2011 and accounting for 16% of all road deaths in Great Britain

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Contact details

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Published 26 September 2013
Last updated 6 February 2014 + show all updates

  1. Self-reported drink and drug driving findings added and tables for road casualties updated.

  2. First published.