Roads: Accidents
(asked on 2nd July 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of drugs and alcohol as a contributory factor in road accidents in each of the past three years, and what actions they are proposing to take as a consequence.
The Department for Transport publishes statistics that show the number of personal injury road collisions, in Great Britain, reported to police using the STATS19 system which were assigned the “affected by alcohol” or “affected by drugs” road safety factors (RSFs). The number of collisions assigned these factors is shown in the table below.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Collisions assigned “affected by alcohol” | 5,095 | 5,355 | 5,020 |
Collisions assigned “affected by drugs” | 1,827 | 1,908 | 2,078 |
Collisions assigned “affected by alcohol” and/or “affected by drugs” | 6,201 | 6,572 | 6,437 |
Collisions assigned any road safety factor | 67,193 | 70,661 | 68,917 |
All collisions, including those not assigned a road safety factor | 101,087 | 106,004 | 104,258 |
Driving under the influence of drink and drugs is unacceptable and illegal. We are determined to combat this behaviour and ensure that all such drivers are caught and punished.
My Department is considering these offences as part of the Road Safety Strategy, and we are considering policy options to pursue change in this area.