Safety
GB accidents by road class and severity 2010-2020
| Type of road | Type of accident | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorways | Fatal | 113 | 92 | 80 | 97 | 85 | 96 | 87 | 77 | 92 | 100 | 76 |
| Fatal or serious | 781 | 702 | 626 | 641 | 680 | 712 | 769 | 702 | 778 | 764 | 543 | |
| All severities | 6,500 | 5,819 | 5,615 | 5,397 | 5,630 | 5,550 | 5,405 | 4,778 | 4,566 | 4,130 | 2,581 | |
| A roads | Fatal | 964 | 1,041 | 896 | 905 | 917 | 919 | 980 | 952 | 939 | 909 | 736 |
| Fatal or serious | 10,322 | 10,754 | 10,387 | 9,832 | 10,213 | 9,771 | 10,449 | 10,740 | 11,092 | 11,237 | 8,658 | |
| All severities | 70,274 | 69,889 | 67,166 | 64,423 | 67,828 | 64,280 | 61,455 | 56,461 | 53,499 | 52,342 | 40,604 | |
| Other roads | Fatal | 654 | 664 | 661 | 606 | 656 | 601 | 628 | 647 | 640 | 649 | 579 |
| Fatal or serious | 11,068 | 11,327 | 11,525 | 10,759 | 11,441 | 11,171 | 12,202 | 12,768 | 12,966 | 13,079 | 10,545 | |
| Total | Fatal or serious | 22,171 | 22,783 | 22,538 | 21,232 | 22,334 | 21,654 | 23,420 | 24,210 | 24,836 | 25,080 | 11,587 |
| All severities | 154,414 | 151,474 | 145,571 | 138,660 | 146,322 | 140,056 | 136,621 | 129,982 | 122,635 | 117,536 | 91,199 |
Source: DfT.
GB fatalities by mode of transport 2010-2023
No Data Found
Source: DfT.
Road fatalities by country
| Country | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 884 | 827 | 764 | 745 | 762 | 670 | 609 | 604 | 646 | 497 | 34,640.00 | 37,643.00 |
| Bulgaria | 656 | 601 | 601 | 661 | 708 | 708 | 682 | 610 | 628 | 463 | 6,080.00 | 6,605.00 |
| Czechia | 773 | 742 | 654 | 688 | 734 | 611 | 577 | 656 | 618 | 518 | 18,156.00 | 19,733.00 |
| Denmark | 220 | 167 | 191 | 182 | 178 | 211 | 175 | 171 | 199 | 155 | 2,402.00 | 2,563.00 |
| Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) | 4,009 | 3,600 | 3,339 | 3,377 | 3,459 | 3,206 | 3,180 | 3,275 | 3,046 | 2,719 | 258,987.00 | 289,672.00 |
| Estonia | 101 | 87 | 81 | 78 | 67 | 71 | 48 | 67 | 52 | 59 | 1,538.00 | 1,671.00 |
| Ireland | 186 | 163 | 188 | 192 | 162 | 182 | 155 | 138 | 140 | 147 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Greece | 1,141 | 988 | 879 | 795 | 793 | 824 | 731 | 700 | 688 | 584 | 10,454.00 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 1,983 | 1,859 | 1,636 | 1,679 | 1,689 | 1,810 | 1,830 | 1,806 | 1,755 | 1,362 | 89,862.00 | 97,916.00 |
| France | 3,963 | 3,653 | 3,268 | 3,384 | 3,459 | 3,471 | 3,444 | 3,246 | 3,237 | 2,515 | 53,521.00 | 52,371.00 |
| Croatia | 418 | 393 | 368 | 308 | 348 | 307 | 331 | 317 | 297 | 237 | 9,146.00 | 10,005.00 |
| Italy | 3,860 | 3,753 | 3,401 | 3,381 | 3,428 | 3,283 | 3,378 | 3,334 | 3,173 | 2,388 | 151,875.00 | 165,889.00 |
| Cyprus | 71 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 57 | 46 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 48 | 326.00 | 372.00 |
| Latvia | 179 | 177 | 179 | 212 | 188 | 158 | 136 | 148 | 132 | 139 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lithuania | 296 | 302 | 256 | 267 | 242 | 188 | 191 | 173 | 185 | 173 | 2,808.00 | 2,878.00 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 34 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 25 | 36 | 22 | 26 | 916.00 | 1,094.00 |
| Hungary | 638 | 605 | 591 | 626 | 644 | 607 | 625 | 633 | 602 | 460 | 14,233.00 | 14,748.00 |
| Malta | 16 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 1,275.00 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 546 | 562 | 476 | 476 | 531 | 533 | 535 | 598 | 586 | 515 | 18,449.00 | 22,885.00 |
| Austria | 523 | 531 | 455 | 430 | 479 | 432 | 414 | 409 | 416 | 344 | 32,774.00 | 34,869.00 |
| Poland | 4,189 | 3,571 | 3,357 | 3,202 | 2,938 | 3,026 | 2,831 | 2,862 | 2,909 | 2,491 | 22,816.00 | 21,322.00 |
| Portugal | 891 | 718 | 637 | 638 | 593 | 563 | 602 | 700 | 688 | 536 | 30,691.00 | 34,276.00 |
| Romania | 2,018 | 2,042 | 1,861 | 1,818 | 1,893 | 1,913 | 1,951 | 1,867 | 1,864 | 1,644 | 26,805.00 | 28,010.00 |
| Slovenia | 141 | 130 | 125 | 108 | 120 | 130 | 104 | 91 | 102 | 80 | 5,326.00 | 5,983.00 |
| Slovakia | 325 | 352 | 251 | 295 | 310 | 275 | 276 | 260 | 270 | 247 | 4,287.00 | 4,481.00 |
| Finland | 292 | 255 | 258 | 229 | 270 | 258 | 238 | 239 | 211 | 223 | 3,243.00 | 3,110.00 |
| Sweden | 319 | 285 | 260 | 270 | 259 | 270 | 253 | 324 | 221 | 204 | 12,559.00 | 12,612.00 |
| Iceland | 12 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 873.00 | 904.00 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.00 | 96.00 |
| Norway | 168 | 145 | 187 | 147 | 117 | 135 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 93 | 3,620.00 | 3,464.00 |
| Switzerland | 320 | 339 | 269 | 243 | 253 | 216 | 230 | 233 | 187 | 227 | 17,436.00 | 18,396.00 |
| United Kingdom | 1,960 | 1,754 | 1,713 | 1,775 | 1,730 | 1,792 | 1,793 | 1,784 | 1,752 | 1,460 | 1,521.00 | 1,711.00 |
Source: Eurostat.
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The total number of fatal or serious accidents on GB roads has seen a steady decline since 2014 to a new low of 91,199 in 2020, reflecting the lower traffic volumes as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.