Reported number of PEOPLE killed or seriously injured (KSI) in road traffic accidents (Cal

Official government statistics on the number of people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents for each calendar year. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service under the Open Government Licence. Provisional data for the most recent year is typically validated in September.

Use Cases

• Analyze year-over-year trends in severe road traffic casualties based on reported KSI figures.
• Model the impact of road safety policies or infrastructure changes based on the reported accident statistics.
• Benchmark regional or national road safety performance against historical KSI data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from an official government service, suggesting a degree of authority.
• Includes a documented provisional data period, clarifying the validation timeline.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Reported administrative statistics

Time Range

Calendar years (specific range unknown)

Freshness

Data is updated annually, with provisional figures released for the previous calendar year.

Geography

Likely United Kingdom (inferred from OGL-UK-3.0 licence and DfT validation note)