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Coroner data on passengers, pedestrians and pedal cyclists

We are proposing to make changes to the data collected from coroners which forms part of the annual drink-drive statistics, from 2024 data onwards. Coroner data provides information on blood alcohol levels of those killed in road collisions which is used in these statistics.

To reduce burdens on coroners who supply this information, we are proposing that in future data will only be collected for motor vehicle drivers in future.

Currently data is collected for all fatalities. However, only those that are motor vehicle drivers or riders are used in producing the estimates of drink-drive casualties as the drink-drive limits do not apply to pedestrians, vehicle passengers or non-motor vehicle drivers or riders.

As it stands, data on proportions of pedestrians, passengers and pedal cyclist fatalities with blood alcohol in excess of the drink drive limit is presented in table RAS2033. However, this shows that the sample sizes for these groups are typically small, and in many cases toxicology information is not available.聽It is likely that some coroners will test when alcohol is suspected to be present, which introduces the possibility of bias in these figures and potentially limits their usefulness.

Digital breath test results

We haven鈥檛 updated RAS2042, which contains data on the concentrations of alcohol detected in drivers鈥� breath in roadside breath tests, for 2023. This in part reflects a reduction in the volume of data provided by police forces in recent years.

We are also proposing the removal of this table in future. If these data are not being used, then we believe that the value to users that these statistics provide is outweighed by the work required to collect the data and produce the statistics.

Proposed methodology changes

We are proposing a change to the methodology used to produce the drink-drive estimates for fatalities. This will result in minor changes to the estimates but will make the statistics more robust. Technical details of the changes we are considering implementing are available, including a chart showing the potential impact on recent years figures.

Name of the publication

Currently, this publication is titled 鈥淩eported road casualties in Great Britain, involving illegal alcohol levels鈥� however, we don鈥檛 believe that this is clear or matches the language used when the statistics are discussed and reported. We are considering changing the name of this publication to 鈥淩eported road casualties in Great Britain, drink-drive collisions鈥�. We believe that this is clearer and aligns better with how users of the statistics would refer to them.

Any other feedback

We also welcome any other feedback on these statistics. For example:

• does the timeliness and frequency of the current publications meet your needs?
• are there additional topics or analyses you would like to see included in the annual publication?
• are there any additional breakdowns which could be included in the published data tables?

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