The Department for Transport published the detailed 2018 road casualty data for Great Britain on 27th September 2019. This showed:
- 1,784 people died in road collisions – a 1% decline on the previous year – continuing the “plateau” in GB road deaths since 2010.
- 25,511 seriously injured casualties reported. Due to changes in recording methods, comparisons with previous years may be misleading for seriously injured casualty numbers.*
- 133,112 slightly injured casualties reported. Adjusted figures from the NAO show a continuation in the downward trend since 2014.
Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Annual Report 2018, DfT, September 2019, is here.
PACTS has provided a breakdown by Administration, including Highways England and Norther Ireland, in the table below; additional details here Road Deaths and Serious Injuries across UK 2018 – Breakdown by PACTS
| Region/Administration | 2017 Deaths | 2018 Deaths | Change | % Change |
| North East | 58 | 52 | -6 | -10.3 |
| North West | 167 | 194 | +27 | +16.2 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 160 | 182 | +22 | +13.8 |
| East Midlands | 182 | 196 | +14 | +7.7 |
| West Midlands | 191 | 173 | -18 | -9.4 |
| East of England | 200 | 170 | -30 | -15.0 |
| South East | 267 | 258 | -9 | -3.4 |
| London | 131 | 112 | -19 | -14.5 |
| South West | 188 | 184 | -4 | -2.1 |
| Wales | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotland | 146 | 160 | +14 | +9.6 |
| England | 1,544 | 1,521 | -25 | -1.5 |
| Northern Ireland | 63 | 55 | -8 | -13 |
| GB Total | 1,793 | 1,784 | -9 | -0.5 |
| UK Total | 1,856 | 1,839 | -17 | -0.9 |
| Highways England | 236 | 250 | +14 | +5.6 |
* The ONS has completed analysis of the changes in recording methods of serious and slight injuries. This has allowed the DfT to produce an adjusted figure for serious injuries which can be compared to previous years. For 2018, this figure is 28,122, a 2% increase on 2017.
Further trend analysis and information is provided in PACTS report Road Safety Since 2010 – Update
In 2014 PACTS published Projections of road casualties in Great Britain to 2030. The 2018 casualty data are well above the long-term trend.
[Post corrected 15.10]
