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Road accident statistics by area

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
9,116,625
Fatal collisions
146,175
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
101,525
Up 1% on 2024
Areas
351
350 councils and Heathrow, plus 42 former districts

Map of council areas

Each marker sits at the centre of one of the 351 areas. Select a marker to see its collision count and open its page.

Council areas with the most road accidents

The 20 council areas with the most collisions from 1979 to 2025, with their 2025 totals.

Council areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSeriousIn 2025
1stBirmingham163,817215,9752,01227,9062,307
2ndLeeds117,596160,2051,92420,0151,395
3rdWestminster101,118114,79460415,2881,133
4thNorth Yorkshire100,304148,2732,78030,1611,159
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113600
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554712
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259853
8thBradford80,457109,9101,10612,966956
9thCornwall78,835109,0981,46614,892920
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096469
11thLambeth73,57685,04653811,218938
12thBuckinghamshire72,942100,4751,41713,125684
13thSheffield71,90693,68889612,412838
14thSomerset70,09298,0271,77413,841856
15thWiltshire68,70198,5761,71614,1251,027
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789782
17thSouthwark62,64872,3654249,594924
18thCroydon62,40276,0464879,462937
19thEaling60,82373,7115568,499753
20thCheshire East60,75184,3951,13710,789578

All 351 areas A to Z

Areas A to Z by country, with their collisions from 1979 to 2025.

England: 296 council areas and Heathrow Airport

Former district councils (42)

District councils abolished in the reorganisations from 2019 to 2023, grouped by the council that replaced them. Each keeps its own figures for its old boundary, from 1979 to 2025.