Organisation: Department for Transport
Date uploaded: 20th August 2014
Date published/launched: August 2014
This statistical release confirms that drink drive casualties in 2012 were similar to the previous two years, and that drink drive deaths in 2012 were the lowest since detailed records began in 1979.
While the number of people seriously injured (1,200) in drink drive collisions in 2012 fell by 6% compared to 2011, the number of slightly injured casualties (8,510) rose by 1% in 2012.
The overall effect is that total drink drive casualties (9,930) of all severities in 2012 were unchanged from the previous year.
In 2012, drink driving accounted for around 13% of all road deaths, 6% of all KSI casualties and 5% of all reported road casualties.
Drink drive deaths and serious injuries in 2012 were both around 85% down on 1979 when detailed recording began.
Following a sharp drop of around 40% between 2009 and 2010, drink drive deaths have been stable since 2010.
A similar period of stability was seen earlier in the decade – between 2002 and 2006, when deaths fluctuated between 550 and 580 – before they fell again in 2007.
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