FOI Request - Road Traffic Accidents

Request 101003724344

1. Please provide the total number of recorded road traffic accidents in the UK (Scotland, England, Wales, North Ireland) from January 2024 to February 2025. Additionally, identify which month had the highest number of incidents.
2. Break down these accidents by severity, categorising them into fatal, serious, and slight injuries.
3. Provide a dataset detailing the number of road traffic accidents involving pedestrians, cyclists, scooters, and motorcyclists during this period.
4.  What were the leading causes of road traffic accidents in the given timeframe? Please include a statistical breakdown by category, such as speeding, drink-driving, reckless driving, poor weather conditions, vehicle defects, and driver distraction (e.g., mobile phone use).
5. How many of these accidents involved drivers aged under 25 years old or over 70 years old? If available, please indicate any trends or patterns related to these age groups.
6. Identify the most hazardous roads and junctions based on accident frequency during this period, along with the total number of incidents recorded at each location.
7. Provide a ranked list of UK cities and regions with the highest number of traffic accidents, specifying the recorded figures for each

Response 17-03-2025

1.-7. Not held. We do not hold UK data. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

UK accident data can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2023/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-annual-report-2023