Department for Transport · casualties

Road casualties of all severities under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

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Government	Inherited	Left at / latest	Change during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present	132,9772023	127,8832025	↓ 3.8%−5,094
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024	160,5972018	132,9772023	↓ 17.2%−27,620
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019	181,3842016	160,5972018	↓ 11.5%−20,787
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017	194,4772014	181,3842016	↓ 6.7%−13,093
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015	222,1462009	194,4772014	↓ 12.5%−27,669
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010	280,8402004	222,1462009	↓ 20.9%−58,694
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005	320,2832000	280,8402004	↓ 12.3%−39,443
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001	320,5781996	320,2832000	↓ 0.1%−295
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997	311,3681991	320,5781996	↑ 3.0%+9,210
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992	321,4891986	311,3681991	↓ 3.1%−10,121
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987	334,3311982	321,4891986	↓ 3.8%−12,842
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983	350,0001978	334,3311982	↓ 4.5%−15,669