Statistical data set

Reported drinking and driving: data tables

Data about the reported drink drive collisions and casualties, produced by Department for Transport.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 6 February 2014
• Last updated: 26 September 2024 — See all updates

Reported drink and drive (Excel data tables)

Reported drink drive data tables (Excel format) (ZIP, 244 KB)

Overall trends

RAS2001 (previously RAS51001): Reported drink-drive collisions and casualties in Great Britain (ODS, 12.3 KB)

Characteristics of drink-drive collisions

RAS2011 (previously RAS51011): By month (ODS, 10.6 KB)

RAS2012 (previously RAS51012): By time of day (ODS, 18.7 KB)

RAS2013 (previously RAS51019): By country and English region (ODS, 24 KB)

Drivers and riders involved

RAS2021 (previously RAS51022): By sex of driver or rider (ODS, 15.1 KB)

RAS2022 (previously RAS51010): By age of driver (cars only) (ODS, 19 KB)

Casualties in drink-drive collisions

RAS2031 (previously RAS51005): All casualties by casualty type, sex and age (ODS, 29.2 KB)

RAS2032 (previously RAS51006): Driver and rider fatalities percentage over the legal blood alcohol limit (ODS, 16.2 KB)

RAS2033 (previously RAS51009): Fatalities aged 16 and over by blood alcohol level (ODS, 23.4 KB)

Breath tests

Figures on roadside breath tests for England and Wales, previously shown in table RAS51016, are published by the Home Office in their Police Powers and Procedures statistics.

RAS2041 (previously RAS51002): Breath tests drivers or riders involved in reported road collisions in Great Britain (ODS, 13.9 KB)

RAS2042 (previously RAS51017): Screening test results in England and Wales, by reason for test (ODS, 17.7 KB)

Crime Survey for England and Wales

Data tables on self-reported drink driving, drug driving and driver mobile phone use are published in our factsheet on self-reported driver behaviour available from the factsheets page.

Contact us

Road safety statistics

Email roadacc.stats@dft.gov.uk

Published 6 February 2014
Last updated 26 September 2024 + show all updates

1. 26 September 2024

   Crime Survey for England and Wales data tables moved - link to new location added.

2. 25 July 2024

   Data tables updated with 2022 statistics.

3. 27 July 2023

   2021 drink-drive data tables updated for the latest 2021 annual report.

4. 28 July 2022

   Tables with 2020 final drink-drive statistics, including changes to table numbers and names

5. 23 February 2022

   Data table for reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 updated with provisional 2020 data.

6. 30 September 2021

   Data tables with breath tests data updated for the annual report 2020.

7. 26 August 2021

   Data tables updated for the final estimates for the year 2019.

8. 11 February 2021

   Data table on reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 (RAS51001) updated for the 2019 provisional report.

9. 30 September 2020

   Data tables updated for the 2019 reported road casualties annual report. 6 new tables added

10. 27 August 2020

    Data tables updated for the final estimates for the year 2018.

11. 12 February 2020

    Data table on reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 (RAS51001) updated for the 2018 provisional report.

12. 26 September 2019

    Other reported drink and drive data tables updated for the year 2018 annual report.

13. 28 August 2019

    Dataset updated for 'Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain, final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2017'.

14. 14 February 2019

    Reported drink drive accidents and casualties in Great Britain since 1979 data table updated for the 2017 provisional statistics drink drive release.

15. 27 September 2018

    Other reported drink and drive data tables updated for the year 2017 annual report.

16. 9 August 2018

    Data tables updated for the final estimates report for the year 2016.

17. 8 February 2018

    Provisional drink drive data tables for the year 2016 updated for release.

18. 28 September 2017

    Tables updated to the latest data for the year 2016.

19. 3 August 2017

    Table for reported drink drive accidents and casualties (estimates) in Great Britain from 1979 updated with final figures for 2015.

20. 2 February 2017

    Table 51001 updated with the latest estimates for 2015.

21. 29 September 2016

    Table 51002 to 004, 008, 010, 014, 015, 017, 018, 020, 021, 101 to 104, updated to 2015 data.

22. 4 August 2016

    Table 51001, 006, 007, 009, 011, 012, 013, 016 and 019 updated.

23. 4 February 2016

    Table 51001 updated with the latest estimates for 2014.

24. 24 September 2015

    Tables 51002 to 004, 010, 017 to 021, 51101 to 51104 updated for the year 2014.

25. 6 August 2015

    Tables 51001 to 51016 updated.

26. 12 February 2015

    Tables 51001, 51101 to 51104 updated for the latest provisional estimates in 2013.

27. 25 September 2014

    Tables 51001 to 51021 updated to the latest data for 2013.

28. 7 August 2014

    Table RAS51001 updated to include data for drink drive accidents for 2012.

29. 6 February 2014

    Self-reported drug driving statistics updated.

30. 6 February 2014

    First published.

31. 1 August 2013

    RAS51 - Reported drinking and driving. Table RAS51001 updated.