Road injury accidents fell 4.07% to 146,203 in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, road injury accidents in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 272,765 in 1970 and an all time low of 144,426 in 2013. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, road injury accidents in Belgium amounted to 40,303, 56,603 in France, 305,659 in Germany and 5,831 in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 10th within the group of 48 countries we follow in terms of road injury accidents.
| Road Injury Accidents | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | 35,348 | 35,129 | 40,831 | 38,502 | 37,957 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 45,918 | 47,945 | 44,234 | 41,279 | 41,481 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 125,636 | 124,199 | 124,500 | 122,101 | 115,491 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| France | 67,288 | 65,024 | 60,437 | 56,812 | 58,191 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 288,297 | 306,266 | 299,637 | 291,105 | 302,435 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 883 | 849 | 742 | 822 | 808 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 5,780 | 5,230 | 5,610 | 4,976 | 5,797 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 212,997 | 205,638 | 188,228 | 181,660 | 177,031 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 876 | 962 | 1,019 | 949 | 908 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3,853 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | 38,832 | 40,065 | 37,062 | 35,847 | 34,970 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 85,503 | 83,027 | 83,115 | 89,519 | 91,570 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 160,080 | 157,068 | 151,346 | 144,426 | 152,407 | ... |
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