Reported road casualties in Great Britain, involving illegal alcohol levels: 2021
2021 statistics on drink-drive collisions and casualties.
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Estimates of casualties in collisions involving at least one driver or rider over the drink-drive limit in Great Britain for 2021 show that:
- between 240 and 280 people were killed in drink-drive collisions, with a central estimate of 260 fatalities
- the estimate of fatalities for 2021 is the highest since 2009 and represents a statistically significant increase from 2020
- the central estimate of the number of killed or seriously injured drink-drive casualties in 2021 is 1,880, an increase of 23% on 2020
- an estimated 6,740 people were killed or injured in drink-drive collisions, an increase of 4% from 2020
The number of reported drink-drive collisions and casualties involved in them are likely to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, with increases in 2021 following reductions in the previous year.
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