Road Accident Statistics for Scotland, Including Injury and Drink-Drive Data

Scottish Government statistics detail injury road accidents, associated costs, vehicles involved, drivers, and casualties. The dataset includes information on drink-drive accidents and drivers breath tested, with international comparisons. It is designated as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics and was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in injury road accidents based on detailed statistics mentioned in the description
• Study the prevalence and impact of drink-drive incidents based on reported breath test and accident data
• Compare road safety outcomes internationally using the provided comparison data
• Model accident costs and economic impacts based on the cost statistics included

Strengths

• Data is designated as Official Statistics by the Scottish Government.
• Covers multiple facets of road safety including accidents, vehicles, drivers, and casualties.
• Includes international comparison data for broader context.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:23.544116; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland