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Driving under Influence

Answer

Statistics on drivers killed in road collisions with toxicology results is based on data reported to police using the STATS19 system and data that is received by the Department from coroners and procurators’ fiscal. The latest year for which coroner and procurators’ fiscal data is available is 2024.

The number of a) drivers or riders killed in road collisions, in Great Britain, where toxicology results were available for alcohol or drugs and;

the proportion of all deceased drivers or riders this represents, for each of the last 10 years is provided in the table below.

Year	Killed drivers or riders with toxicology available for alcohol or drugs	Proportion of all killed drivers or riders
2024	656	75%
2023	641	74%
2022	689	71%
2021	575	67%
2020	516	67%
2019	625	68%
2018	720	75%
2017	726	77%
2016	691	73%
2015	685	71%

Note: Pedal cycle riders and horse riders have been filtered out of the data. This is because the current prescribed alcohol and drug limits apply only to drivers of motor vehicles. This only includes drivers or riders aged 16 or above.

Information on (b) the number of killed drivers and riders with toxicology available for alcohol and;

c) the number with toxicology available for drugs area available on GOV.uk in tables 1 and 2 of the report on “Drugs in reported road fatalities in Great Britain”: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/developing-drug-driving-statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

27703

Session

2026-27

Subjects

Death Accidents Driving under influence Roads

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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