Injuries and accidents in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report on unintentional injuries and accidents in the United Kingdom (UK)

Injuries and accidents in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report includes a range of facts and statistics on unintentional injuries and accidents in the United Kingdom (UK). Included within are chapters on road traffic accidents, work-place related injuries and accidents as well as a chapter on household accidents.

Table of contents

Work-related injuries

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  • Basic Statistic Causes of major fatal injuries at work in Great Britain (GB) 2019/20
  • Premium Statistic Causes of major non-fatal injuries in agriculture in Great Britain 2018/19
  • Premium Statistic Causes of major non-fatal injuries in manufacturing in Great Britain 2018/19
  • Premium Statistic Number of non-fatal injuries at work in Great Britain 2024, by cause
  • Premium Statistic Causes of major non-fatal injuries in construction in Great Britain 2014/15-2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Workplace injury rate in Great Britain 2014-2023, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Number of fatal injuries at work in Great Britain 2024, by cause

Road traffic accidents

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  • Premium Statistic Car occupant casualties on roads in Great Britain 2012-2020
  • Premium Statistic Car occupant fatalities on roads in Great Britain 2012-2020
  • Basic Statistic Perceptions of danger when cycling on roads in Great Britain 2011-2020
  • Basic Statistic Pedestrians killed or injured in road accidents in Great Britain (UK) 2020
  • Basic Statistic Cyclists killed or injured in road accidents in Great Britain 2020
  • Premium Statistic Car drivers killed or injured in road accidents in Great Britain (UK) 2019
  • Premium Statistic Car passengers killed or injured in road accidents in Great Britain 2019
  • Basic Statistic Emergency admissions for road traffic accidents in Scotland in 2022/23, by age
  • Basic Statistic Hospital admission rate of injured cyclists involved in RTA in Scotland 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Hospital admission rate of injured motorcyclists in Scotland 2022/23
  • Premium Statistic Hospital admission rates of injured car occupants involved in RTA in Scotland 2022/23

Accidents in the home

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  • Premium Statistic Students: household accident risks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
  • Premium Statistic Young professionals: household accident risks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
  • Premium Statistic Parents: household accident risks in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
  • Basic Statistic Emergency hospital admissions for poisoning in Scotland in 2022/23, by age and gender
  • Basic Statistic Emergency hospital admissions for falls in Scotland in 2022/23, by age and gender
  • Basic Statistic Hospital admissions as a result of individuals being struck in Scotland 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Emergency hospital admissions for scalds in Scotland in 2022/23, by age and gender

Injuries involving children

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  • Basic Statistic Reasons for children's admission to hospital for burns in the United Kingdom 2016
  • Basic Statistic Children admitted to hospital from accidental exposure Scotland in 2018/19, by injury
  • Basic Statistic Children: emergency hospital admissions for unintentional injury in Scotland 2023
  • Basic Statistic Children's exposure to second-hand smoke in Scotland 2018, by gender and age
  • Basic Statistic Children admitted to hospital for unintentional injuries, Scotland 2022/23, by cause
  • Basic Statistic Emergency admissions of children involved in a car accident in Scotland 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Reducing the number of childhood accidents and injuries in the United Kingdom 2015

Unspecified

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  • Basic Statistic Hospital attendance due to accident in Wales 2015, by gender and age
  • Premium Statistic Acquired brain injuries in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2017, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Common causes of spinal cord injury in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015
  • Basic Statistic Patients treated and discharged at the accident scene in England 2015, by region
  • Basic Statistic Neurological injury hospital admissions in Scotland 2010/11-2023/24
  • Premium Statistic RFU: total number of professional match injury incidents in England 2002-2022
  • Premium Statistic England: incident rates of the most common match injuries recorded by the RFU 2021/22
  • Premium Statistic RFU: incident rates of the most common training injuries recorded 2021/22

A&E attendances by type

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  • Premium Statistic Accident and emergency attendances in England 2022/23, by gender and region
  • Premium Statistic Accident and emergency attendances in England 2022/23, by region and age
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of accident and emergency attendances in England 2023/24, by referral
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of accident and emergency attendances England 2018/19, by patient group
  • Basic Statistic Number of accident and emergency attendances in England 2023/24, by diagnosis

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