The Department for Transport published a report 7 August 2014 on ‘Reported road casualties in Great Britain, final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2012’
Key messages include:
- 230 people were killed in drink drive accidents in 2012, which was not significantly different from 2011
- 1,200 people were seriously injured in drink drive accidents in 2012, a 6% fall from 2011
- drink drive accidents accounted for around 13% of road deaths and 6% of killed or seriously injured casualties in 2012
- drink drive deaths and serious injuries in 2012 were both around 85% down on 1979
Detailed statistics on reported drinking and driving (‘RAS51’) are also available in Excel format and are updated annually.
ANNUAL STATISTICAL TABLES: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/ras51-reported-drinking-and-driving
SOURCE: Department for Transport