The UK Department for Transport has published provisional official statistics on reported road casualties in Great Britain covering the year ending June 2026.
The release is titled Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2026 and presents personal injury accident and casualty statistics for public roads in Great Britain.
The item from the Department for Transport is dated 19 October 2026 and is presented as accredited official statistics. The material supplied with the release includes updates to some associated documents.
The departmental publication notes that it also includes updated analysis of road safety questions drawn from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
What the release covers
The statistics comprise personal injury accident and casualty figures for public roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2026. The report is identified as a provisional estimate, reflecting the Department for Transport’s current set of figures for that reporting period.
Key factual elements in the announcement include:
- The title: Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties in Great Britain, provisional estimates: year ending June 2026.
- The content scope: personal injury accident and casualty statistics on public roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2026.
- Associated updates: revisions to some linked materials and inclusion of analysis of road safety questions from the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
Associated materials and survey analysis
Alongside the provisional casualty estimates, the Department for Transport’s release explicitly refers to updates to associated material. Those associated materials include an analysis of relevant survey questions from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, which the document identifies as being incorporated into the update.
The announcement therefore brings together the provisional recorded casualties dataset for the year ending June 2026 and linked analytical material derived from an established national survey. The Department’s formal dating of the item is 19 October 2026.
Readers should note that the release is presented by the UK Department for Transport as accredited official statistics and that the reporting period named is the year ending June 2026. Beyond this description, the Department’s announcement itself supplies the factual scope set out above.
The Department for Transport’s publication is the authoritative departmental statement for this set of provisional estimates and the accompanying updates to related analyses. The document provides the current official account from the Department for Transport for the period named, including the stated incorporation of Crime Survey for England and Wales analysis.
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