Provisional UK Road Casualty Statistics by Age, Road User, and Local Authority

Scottish Government National Statistics provide provisional data on road accidents and casualties. The dataset is broken down by categories such as age, road user type, road type, police force, and local authority. It was last updated on 2026-07-08 and is published under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze accident trends by road user type (e.g., pedestrian, cyclist, motorist) based on the breakdown mentioned in the description.
• Assess regional road safety performance based on police force and local authority breakdowns.
• Model risk factors for different age groups based on the age-based casualty breakdown.
• Compare accident rates across different road types (e.g., motorways, urban roads) as indicated in the description.

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating adherence to official statistical standards.
• Provides breakdowns across multiple dimensions including age, road user, road type, and geography.
• Published under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Data is provisional; final verified statistics may differ.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled from police reports and official records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:51.543104; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, with breakdowns by police force and local authority.