Drink Driving Statistics UK: Latest 2024 Data (2026)
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Reviewed 15 October 2026

An estimated 220 people were killed in Great Britain in 2024 in collisions involving at least one driver or rider over the legal alcohol limit. That represented 14% of all road fatalities. The latest dedicated DfT drink-drive estimates were published in July 2026.

STATISTICS

Estimated fatalities: 220
2024 | Great Britain
Central estimate; 95% confidence interval 190–250.

Killed or seriously injured: 1,740
2024 | Great Britain

All casualties: 6,350
2024 | Great Britain

Drink-drive collisions: 4,360
2024 | Great Britain

Share of all road fatalities: 14%
2024 | Great Britain
Rounded estimate.

Change in estimated fatalities: −16%
2023 to 2024 | Great Britain
The fall is not statistically significant.

COVERAGE
Great Britain, 2024. Estimated casualties and collisions involving at least one driver or rider over the legal alcohol limit. The 95% confidence interval for fatalities is 190–250.

USING THESE STATISTICS
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SOURCES
1. DfT — Drink-drive collisions in Great Britain, 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-in-great-britain-drink-drive-collisions-2024/reported-road-casualties-in-great-britain-drink-drive-collisions-2024

2. GOV.UK — The drink-drive limit
https://www.gov.uk/drink-drive-limit

3. GOV.UK — Drink-driving penalties
https://www.gov.uk/drink-driving-penalties

4. HSE — Driving and riding safely for work
https://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/employer/index.htm