Agricultural Accident Statistics UK: 2025/26 HSE Figures
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22 workers died in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Great Britain in 2025/26. Seven members of the public also died, including three children. HSE identifies the sector as having the highest worker fatal injury rate among the main industries.

STATISTICS

Worker fatalities: 22
2025/26 provisional | Great Britain
Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Public fatalities: 7
2025/26 provisional | Great Britain
Includes three children

Worker fatal injury rate relative to all industries: 21 times
Five years to 2025/26 | Great Britain
HSE five-year rate comparison

Deaths involving moving or overturning vehicles: 8
2025/26 provisional | Great Britain
Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Worker fatalities among people over 65: Half
2025/26 provisional | Great Britain

Workers with self-reported non-fatal injury: 8,000 annual average
2020/21–2024/25 | Great Britain
Labour Force Survey estimate

Workers with work-related ill health: 9,000 annual average
2020/21–2024/25 | Great Britain
New and long-standing conditions

COVERAGE
Great Britain. Latest official fatality figures for April 2025–March 2026, subject to revision. The fatal injury rate comparison covers five years; injury and ill-health estimates cover 2020/21–2024/25.

USING THESE STATISTICS
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SOURCES
1. HSE — Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain, 2025/26 provisional overview
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/fatals-overview.htm

2. HSE — Farm Safety Week: children and older workers on Britain's farms
https://press.hse.gov.uk/2026/07/20/hse-backs-farm-safety-week-amid-concern-for-children-and-older-workers-on-britains-farms/

3. HSE — Agriculture, forestry and fishing statistics in Great Britain, 2025
https://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/assets/docs/agriculture.pdf

4. HSE — Children and public safety in agriculture
https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/children.htm

5. HSE — Using machines safely in agriculture
https://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/topics/machinery/safe-use-1.htm