FOI 0162-2026/27- Fatal collisions
Request:
Q1. The number of fatal and serious collisions broken down by year, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date for:
- 17-24 year olds (or to the nearest available age breakdown)
- 45-55 year olds (or to the nearest available age breakdown)
- All ages (total)
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Q1. Please see the table below showing the count of injuries from road traffic collisions recorded between 01 January 2024 and 07 June 2026 categorised by injury severity and broken down by calendar year.
|
Calendar Year |
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|
Injury Severity Description |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
1. Fatal |
27 |
42 |
8 |
77 |
|
2. Serious |
336 |
382 |
1 |
719 |
|
3. Slight |
1531 |
1484 |
284 |
3299 |
|
5. Very Serious |
0 |
0 |
23 |
23 |
|
6. Moderately Serious |
0 |
0 |
34 |
34 |
|
7. Less Serious |
0 |
2 |
66 |
68 |
|
None |
4 |
4 |
11 |
19 |
|
Not recorded |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
1898 |
1914 |
429 |
4241 |
*Some occurrence numbers duplicated due to multiple injured persons involved.
The above, filtered by age group 17-24.
|
Calendar Year |
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|
Injury Severity Description |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
1. Fatal |
0 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
|
2. Serious |
40 |
61 |
0 |
101 |
|
3. Slight |
294 |
286 |
51 |
631 |
|
5. Very Serious |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
6. Moderately Serious |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
|
7. Less Serious |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
Total |
334 |
353 |
73 |
760 |
The above, filtered by age group 45-55.
|
Calendar Year |
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|
Injury Severity Description |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|
1. Fatal |
6 |
4 |
0 |
10 |
|
2. Serious |
52 |
56 |
0 |
108 |
|
3. Slight |
220 |
201 |
52 |
473 |
|
5. Very Serious |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
|
6. Moderately Serious |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|
7. Less Serious |
0 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
|
None |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Not recorded |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Total |
278 |
263 |
71 |
612 |
Please see the table below showing the count of road traffic collisions that resulted in an injury recorded between 1 January 2024 and 7 June 2026.
|
Calendar Year |
Distinct Count* |
|
2024 |
1419 |
|
2025 |
1484 |
|
2026 |
313 |
|
Total |
3216 |
*Distinct count due to some occurrence numbers duplicating from numerous injured persons involved.
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.