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Reported road casualties in Great Britain, final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2018

Final estimates on personal injury drink drive accidents in Great Britain for 2018.

• From: Department for Transport
• Published: 27 August 2020

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Details

Final estimates of casualties in accidents involving at least one driver or rider over the drink-drive limit in Great Britain for 2018 show that:

• between 220 and 260 people were killed in drink drive accidents, with a central estimate of 240 fatalities
• an estimated 8,680 people were killed or injured in drink drive accidents
• the total number of accidents where at least one driver or rider was over the alcohol limit rose by 3% to 5,890

The reduction in drink drive fatalities since 2017 is not statistically significant, continuing a period of stability recorded since 2010.

Background information on how drink drive estimates are calculated can be found in the methodology note.

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Published 27 August 2020