Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 9th August 2011
Date published/launched: August 2011
These are provisional statistics on accidents reported to the police involving drinking and driving in Great Britain in 2010, according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
The figures also include final estimates for 2009 and more detailed statistics on drink driving accidents and casualties will be available in Article 3 of Reported Road Casualties Great Britain – Annual Report, due for publication in September 2011.
Provisional 2010 drink drive estimates show:
• Fatalities resulting from drink and drive accidents fell by 35% from 380 in 2009 to 250 in 2010, whilst seriously injured casualties fell by 18% from 1,490 to 1,230.
• Slight casualties resulting from drink drive accidents fell by 19% from 10,150 to 8,220.
• Total casualties also fell by 19% from 12,030 to 9,700.
• Fatal accidents decreased to 230 in 2010, a decrease of 34%.
• Overall drink and drive accidents fell by 18% from 8,050 to 6,630.
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