UK Road traffic accidents 2021/2022
Richard_Rowe
2025-02-18
Brief summary
The dataset spans from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, with 307,972 total accidents recorded.
The majority of accidents were classified as ‘Slight’ (85.5%), followed by ‘Serious’ (13.2%), and ‘Fatal’ (1.3%).
Friday had the highest number of accidents (16.4%), while Sunday had the lowest (10.9%).
Birmingham had the greatest number of accidents, followed by Leeds and Manchester.
The Metropolitan Police handled the highest number of accidents (15.2% of the total), followed by West Midlands and West Yorkshire.
Most accidents occurred during fine weather with no high winds (79.4%).
The most common time for accidents was around evening rush hours, particularly at 18:00 on Fridays.
Single carriageways during daylight hours saw the highest number of fatal accidents.
Roads with a speed limit of 30 mph had the highest number of accidents, regardless of severity.
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