Dont Drink and Drive!!

Drink Driving Statistics UK

Drink driving convictions in England, Scotland & Wales: 1966 - 2007 [statistics]

Drink driving accidents, casualties & deaths: 1979 - 2008 [statistics]

Drink driving conviction statistics

These figures represent people who were charged with and convicted of drink driving as the principal offence dealt with at court. They are slightly lower (between 14- 20%) of the total number of people convicted of drink driving as they do not include statistics that represent people who were charged with drink driving as a secondary offence, such as those who were convicted of the principle offence of causing death by dangerous driving for example.
DRINK DRIVING CONVICTIONS - ENGLAND, WALES & SCOTLAND
Year	England & Wales			Scotland
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1966	9,432	158	9,590	4,968	35	5,003
1967	9,887	151	10,038	5,309	54	5,363
1968	18,173	201	18,374	5,540	57	5,597
1969	23,417	304	23,721	6,969	67	7,036
1970	25,930	343	26,273	8,333	80	8,413
1971	38,207	567	38,774	9,642	139	8,781
1972	46,382	716	47,098	10,002	156	10,158
1973	54,077	976	55,053	11,379	186	11,565
1974	55,033	1,120	56,153	12,012	189	12,201
1975	56,757	1,388	58,145	11,435	250	11,685
1976	48,651	1,348	49,999	9,420	201	9,621
1977	43,966	1,403	45,369	8,460	231	8,691
1978	48,023	1,672	49,695	10,171	279	10,450
1979	54,352	1,968	56,320	10,594	288	10,882
1980	63,828	2,566	66,394	11,516	355	11,871
1981	58,285	2,501	60,786	10,202	347	10,549
1982	61,099	2,733	63,832	9,432	313	9,745
1983	80,651	4,019	84,670	10,397	367	10,764
1984	83,150	4,353	87,503	10,404	358	10,762
1985	88,281	4,912	93,193	10,411	405	10,816
1986	88,885	5,096	93,981	9,882	419	10,301
1987	95,588	5,585	101,173	9,497	407	9,904
1988	99,308	5,719	105,027	8,782	468	9,252
1989	95,245	5,505	100,750	7,395	402	7,797
1990	94,035	6,105	100,140	7,251	453	7,704
1991	85,748	5,982	91,730	7,000	476	7,476
1992	79,344	5,587	84,391	6,691	490	7,182
1993	75,198	5,634	80,832	6,224	488	6,712
1994	72,172	5,833	78,005	6,047	445	6,492
1995	75,174	6,290	81,464	6,170	518	6,688
1996	77,768	7,244	85,012	6,651	573	7,226
1997	81,346	7,912	89,258	7,020	678	7,698
1998	75,084	7,990	83,074	6,070	629	6,699
1999	71,637	7,868	79,505	5,761	536	6,297
2000	68,762	7,984	76,746	5,399	599	6,003
2001	68,185	7,924	76,109	5,459	651	6,115
2002	72,444	8,989	81,433	7,151	973	8,125
2003	74,243	9,539	83,782	6,589	934	7,523
2004	76,428	10,169	86,597	6,212	986	7,198
2005	74,282	10,258	84,540	6,204	982	7,186
2006	73,297	10,678	83,975	6,285	960	7,245
2007	...	...	...	6,002	996	6,998

Source:The British Beer & Pub Association, The Home Office & Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services

Approximately 90,000 people are convicted of drink driving related offences in the UK each and every year!

Over 90% of all convicted drink drivers are male.

Drink driving death and accident statistics

Reported drink driving accidents and casualties in Great Britain 1979 - 2008 Statistics for accidents which involved illegal blood alcohol content levels
DRINK DRIVING ACCIDENTS, CASUALTIES & DEATHS: 1979 - 2008
	Accidents				Casualties
Year	Fatal	Serious	Slight	Total	Killed	Serious	Slight	Total
1979	1380	5630	12460	19470	1640	8300	21490	31430
1980	1280	5430	11860	18570	1450	7970	20420	29830
1981	1200	4940	10900	17040	1420	7370	19160	27950
1982	1300	5420	12070	18790	1550	8010	20660	30220
1983	950	4750	11430	17130	1110	6800	18610	26520
1984	1000	4790	11540	17330	1170	6820	19410	27400
1985	900	4900	11460	17260	1040	6810	19380	27230
1986	850	4590	11510	16950	990	6440	19220	26650
1987	780	4220	10560	15560	900	5900	17670	24470
1988	680	3660	10190	14530	790	5100	16860	22750
1989	700	3390	10300	14390	810	4790	16620	22220
1990	650	2910	9650	13210	760	4090	15550	20400
1991	570	2590	8530	11690	660	3610	13610	17880
1992	540	2360	7890	10790	660	3280	12770	16710
1993	460	1870	7160	9490	540	2660	11780	14980
1994	470	2090	7330	9890	540	2840	11780	15160
1995	460	2140	7590	10190	540	3000	12450	15990
1996	480	2150	8240	10870	580	3010	13450	17040
1997	470	2140	8100	10710	550	2940	13310	16800
1998	410	1860	7840	10110	460	2520	12610	15590
1999	400	1850	8800	11050	460	2470	13980	16910
2000	450	1950	9410	11810	530	2540	14990	18060
2001	470	2020	9780	12270	530	2700	15550	18780
2002	480	2050	10620	13150	550	2790	16760	20100
2003	500	1970	9930	12400	580	2590	15820	18990
2004	520	1790	8900	11210	580	2340	14060	16980
2005	470	1540	8060	10070	550	2090	12760	15400
2006	490	1480	7430	9400	560	1970	11840	14370
2007	370	1400	7520	9290	410	1760	11850	14020
2008	380	1280	6980	8640	430	1630	10970	13030
AVG	669	2972	9468	13109	778	4171	15513	20462

Source: DFT Department for Transport Statistical Release

Useful Links:

UK National Statistics

Minsitry of Justice Statistics

The Home Office

Scottish Government Justice Analytical Services