Mobile Phone While Driving Statistics UK (2026) Online CPD Academy https://onlinecpdacademy.co.uk/blog/mobile-phone-while-driving-statistics-uk In England, 0.3% of drivers were observed using a hand-held phone in the autumn 2023 roadside survey. A separate survey found that 4.3% of drivers in England and Wales reported hand-held phone use during the year ending March 2025. STATISTICS Drivers observed using a hand-held phone: 0.3% Autumn 2023 | England Rounded weekday observation estimate; 0.28% in the detailed table. Van drivers observed using a hand-held phone: 0.6% Autumn 2023 | England Rounded; detailed estimate 0.62%. Car drivers observed using a hand-held phone: 0.2% Autumn 2023 | England Drivers self-reporting phone use held in the hand: 4.3% Year ending March 2025 | England and Wales Use in the previous 12 months, not at one instant. Fatal collisions with mobile-device factor: 32 2025 | Great Britain Subset of 996 fatal collisions; factor can apply to drivers or pedestrians. Share of analysed fatal collisions with mobile-device factor: 3.2% 2025 | Great Britain 32 / 996, rounded; not share of all road deaths. COVERAGE England observational survey (2023), England and Wales self-reported survey (year ending March 2025), and a Great Britain road safety factor subset (2025). USING THESE STATISTICS Please credit Online CPD Academy and link to https://onlinecpdacademy.co.uk/blog/mobile-phone-while-driving-statistics-uk when using these statistics. Retain each figure’s reporting period and coverage. SOURCES 1. DfT — Mobile phone use by drivers, England 2023 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seatbelt-and-mobile-phone-use-surveys-2023/mobile-phone-use-by-drivers-england-2023 2. DfT — Self-reported driver behaviour, year ending March 2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/crime-survey-for-england-and-wales-self-reported-driver-behaviour/crime-survey-for-england-and-wales-self-reported-driver-behaviour-year-ending-march-2024 3. DfT — 2025 risk behaviours and circumstances https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-final-results-2025/rrcgb-2025-risk-behaviours-and-circumstances 4. GOV.UK — Using mobile phones when driving https://www.gov.uk/using-mobile-phones-when-driving-the-law 5. HSE — Driving and riding safely for work https://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/employer/index.htm