Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Road accidents by NUTS 3 region was 128,384 Number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in United Kingdom, 1999–2018
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 128,384 Number for road accidents by nuts 3 region in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, road accidents by nuts 3 region in United Kingdom peaked at 242,610 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 128,384 Number, in 2018.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Road accidents by NUTS 3 region in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 242,610 Number | — |
| 2000 | 242,117 Number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 236,461 Number | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 228,535 Number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 220,079 Number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 213,043 Number | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 203,682 Number | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 194,789 Number | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 188,105 Number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 176,814 Number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 169,805 Number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 160,080 Number | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 157,068 Number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 151,346 Number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 144,480 Number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 152,407 Number | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 146,203 Number | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 142,846 Number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 136,063 Number | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 128,384 Number | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 242,610 Number | 242,610 Number | 242,610 Number | 1 |
| 2000s | 207,343 Number | 169,805 Number | 242,117 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 146,542 Number | 128,384 Number | 160,080 Number | 9 |
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- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 358.44 Number (2025)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance and region — R&D Personnel 739,816 Persons (2017)
- Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region 1,860 Number (2016)
- Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region 36.71 million Number (2018)
- Deaths (total) by NUTS 3 region 614,313 Number (2018)
- Establishments, bedrooms and bed-places in tourist accommodation, by 84,580 Number (2016)
- Deaths by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 614,313 Number (2018)
- Life table by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 0.0037 (2018)
- Arrivals at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region 122.04 million Number (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is road accidents by nuts 3 region in United Kingdom?
- Road accidents by nuts 3 region in United Kingdom was 128,384 Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 242,610 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest road accidents by nuts 3 region recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,384 Number in 2018.
- How does United Kingdom rank for road accidents by nuts 3 region?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 43 countries with data for 2018.
- Is road accidents by nuts 3 region rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Road accidents by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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