How safe, and how costly, is it to get around?
1,556 people were killed on Great Britain's roads in 2025. Train fares were 0.1% higher than a year earlier in August 2026, and there were about 34.5m cars licensed in 2025.
The detail
Each page has the figures, the trend, a table and the questions people ask.
In numbers
Each measure’s recent trend (up to ten years), with the latest figure.
| Measure | Recent trend | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| People killed on roads 2025 | 1,556 | |
| Train fares, yearly change August 2026 | 0.1% | |
| New car prices, yearly change August 2026 | 0.9% | |
| Cars licensed for the road 2025 | 34.5m |
At a glance
What’s this?
The number of people who died within 30 days of a road accident reported to the police, in Great Britain.
What it cannot tell you: Only accidents reported to the police are counted, so minor injuries are undercounted. The latest year is provisional and may be revised, and traffic fell in 2020 because of the pandemic.
What’s this?
How much higher passenger train fares are than a year earlier.
What it cannot tell you: It is an average across the country; what you pay depends on where you live, what you buy and when.
What’s this?
How much higher the price of new cars is than a year earlier.
What it cannot tell you: It is an average across the country; what you pay depends on where you live, what you buy and when.
What’s this?
The number of cars licensed for use on the road at the end of each year, in millions.
What it cannot tell you: A licensed car may not be driven often, and the figure counts cars, not people who drive.
Questions people ask
Why is Northern Ireland missing?
The Department for Transport covers Great Britain. Northern Ireland publishes its own road casualty figures.
Sources: Department for Transport, DVLA, ONS Consumer Prices Index, World Bank. Updated every night. Each chart has a CSV and a Share button.
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