Roads: Accidents

(asked on 3rd February 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many people were killed in road traffic accidents in England in the most recent year for which figures are available; and how that figure compares to each of the preceding two years.


Answered by
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 17th February 2026

Data on road collisions involving personal injury are reported to the Department by police forces in Great Britain via the STATS19 system. The latest year for which data is available is 2024.

In 2024, 1,353 people were killed in reported road collisions in England. This compares with 1,370 in 2023 and 1,443 in 2022.

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