Rebecca Guy, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents’s (ROSPA) Senior Policy Manager, has responded to the publication of the Department for Transport’s road casualty statistics.

“Today’s road casualty statistics show that while progress is being made in reducing road deaths, we are not yet seeing the reductions in deaths and serious injuries needed to meet the ambitions of the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy.

“In 2025, 29,918 people were killed or seriously injured on Great Britain’s roads, including 2,432 children,” she continued. “Both figures are 3% higher than the 2022-2024 baseline against which progress towards the Government’s targets of reducing deaths and serious injuries by 65%, and child deaths and serious injuries by 70%, by 2035 will be measured.

“RoSPA is particularly concerned by the 14% increase in motorcyclist fatalities, from 325 deaths in 2024 to 372 in 2025. Motorcyclists remain one of the most vulnerable groups on our roads, and these figures reinforce the need for targeted action to improve rider safety.It is also concerning that speed, drink and drug driving, failing to wear a seatbelt and mobile phone distraction continue to be factors in nearly two-thirds of fatal collisions.

“These are well-established, preventable risks, and tackling them must remain a priority if we are to deliver the significant reductions needed in deaths and serious injuries on our roads.”

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