About this data set

This data set comes from data held by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

Data tables

This data table is updated quarterly. It was last updated on 24 July 2025 with data to March 2025.

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Data tables that are no longer updated

These data tables on the National Archives are no longer updated.

These tables show data from January 2014 to September 2017:

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250709183727mp_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a823867ed915d74e62366ed/DVSA8201.ods" class="govuk-link">drink-drive rehabilitation referral statistics by quarter and course provider (England and Scotland) (ODS, 61.2 KB)
• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250709183727mp_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a8245f1ed915d74e3402a5f/DVSA8203.ods" class="govuk-link">drink-drive rehabilitation courses delivered by quarter and course provider (England and Scotland) (ODS, 53.2 KB)

This table shows referrals, courses delivered and individuals completing courses for each year from 2010 to 2013:

• https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20250709183727mp_/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a80cca7e5274a2e8ab523b2/DSA8204.xls" class="govuk-link">drink-drive rehabilitation annual data by course provider, 2010 to 2013 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 60 KB)

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Data you cannot find

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Reported drink and drive (Excel data tables)

Reported drink and drive (Excel data tables) (ZIP, 1.12MB)

Drink-drive accidents and casualties

RAS51001: Reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 (ODS, 12.3KB)

RAS51011: Reported drink drive accidents and casualties, by month (ODS, 7.98KB)

RAS51019: Reported drink drive accidents and casualties, by country and English region (ODS, 42.4KB)

RAS51022: Reported drink drive accidents and casualties by gender of driver and rider (ODS, 20.1KB)

Drink drive accidents

RAS51010: Estimated number of reported road accidents involving a car drink driver, by driver age, accidents per licence holder and per mile driven (ODS, 29.8KB)

RAS51012: Reported drink drive accidents, by time of day (ODS, 38.4KB)

RAS51013: Reported drink drive accidents by pedestrian and vehicle involvement (ODS, 33.1KB)

Drink drive casualties

RAS51005: Estimated number of drink drive casualties in reported accidents by casualty type, gender and age (ODS, 40KB)

RAS51008: KSI casualties in reported accidents involving young drivers and riders (17-24 years old) over the legal alcohol limit (ODS, 10.5KB)

Drink drive fatalities

RAS51006: Driver and rider fatalities in reported accidents: over the legal blood alcohol limit (<abbr title="OpenDocum

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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Final estimates of casualties in accidents involving at least one driver or rider over the drink-drive limit in Great Britain for 2020 show that:

• between 200 and 240 people were killed in drink-drive accidents, with a central estimate of 220 fatalities
• the final estimate of fatalities for 2020 is broadly in line with the last few years and is not statistically significantly different from 2019
• an estimated 6,480 people were killed or injured in drink-drive accidents, a fall of 17% from 2019
• the central estimate of the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI adjusted) drink-drive casualties in 2020 is 1,490, a decrease of 22% on 2019

Alongside these statistics, we have updated the feasibility study on drug-driving fatalities to add data for 2019 and provide details of those with levels of drugs over the legal limits.

We have also provided response to feedback received relating to changes to drink-drive statistics including changes to tables published as part of these statistics. In future, provisional drink-drive statistics will no longer be produced and the next update will be statistics for 2021 scheduled for publication in July 2023. We thank all those who took the time to provide feedback on the proposed changes.

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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 data with data up to 2019.

This report summarises this initial work, updated with data to 2023, 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 2024, will be made alongside the drink-drive statistics in July 2025.

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Final estimates of casualties in accidents involving at least one driver or rider over the drink-drive limit in Great Britain for 2017 show that:

• between 230 and 270 people were killed in drink-drive accidents, with a central estimate of 250 fatalities
• the increase in drink-drive fatalities since 2016 is not statistically significant, continuing a period of stability recorded since 2010
• an estimated 8,600 people were killed or injured in drink-drive accidents, reverting to a similar level to 2015
• the total number of drink-drive accidents fell by 6% to 5,700, reverting to a similar level to 2015

Background information on how drink-drive estimates are calculated can be found in the methodology note.

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Final estimates of casualties in accidents involving at least one driver or rider over the drink-drive limit in Great Britain for 2018 show that:

• between 220 and 260 people were killed in drink drive accidents, with a central estimate of 240 fatalities
• an estimated 8,680 people were killed or injured in drink drive accidents
• the total number of accidents where at least one driver or rider was over the alcohol limit rose by 3% to 5,890

The reduction in drink drive fatalities since 2017 is not statistically significant, continuing a period of stability recorded since 2010.

Background information on how drink drive estimates are calculated can be found in the methodology note.

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Final estimates of casualties in accidents involving at least one driver or rider over the drink-drive limit in Great Britain for 2019 show that:

• between 210 and 250 people were killed in drink-drive accidents, with a central estimate of 230 fatalities
• the final estimate of fatalities for 2019 is broadly in line with the last few years and is not statistically significantly different from 2018
• an estimated 7,800 people were killed or injured in drink-drive accidents, a fall of 10% from 2018
• the central estimate of the number of killed or seriously injured (KSI adjusted) drink-drive casualties in 2019 is 2,050, an increase of 8% on 2018

Since 2016, changes in severity reporting systems for a large number of police forces mean that serious injury figures, and to a lesser extent slight injuries, are not comparable with earlier years. Adjustments to account for the change have been included in this publication. More information on the change and the adjustment process is available in the 2019 annual report.

Background information on how drink-drive estimates are calculated can be found in the methodology note.

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Provisional statistics on accidents reported to the police involving drinking and driving in Great Britain in 2012. The figures also include final estimates for 2011, revised from last year’s publication as more data are now available. More detailed statistics on drink driving accidents and casualties will be available in Reported road casualties Great Britain - annual report, due for publication on 26 September 2013.

Provisional estimates for 2012 show that:

• 290 people were killed in drink drive accidents in Great Britain (17% of all reported road fatalities), an increase of around a quarter compared with 2011
• there was a 4% decrease in seriously injured drink drive casualties in 2012, to around 1,200 (5% of all seriously injured road casualties).

Final estimates for 2011 show that:

• there were 220 fatal drink drive accidents, resulting in 230 fatalities, the lowest number since detailed reporting began in 1979

Amongst those killed in drink drive accidents, the majority (68%) were drivers and riders over the legal alcohol limit. The remaining 32% were other road users, involved in the accident but not necessarily over the legal limit themselves.

Since 1979, when detailed reporting began, there has been an almost six-fold reduction in the number killed in drink drive accidents and a similar drop in seriously injured casualties.

Technical information

Pre-release access list, report on road casualty statistics and related technical documentation is available in the technical guidance.

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