HGV Accident Statistics UK: 2025 Data & Safety (2026)
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In 2025, 3,517 heavy goods vehicles were involved in police-reported injury collisions in Great Britain, including 186 HGVs in fatal collisions. These are counts of vehicles involved, not distinct collisions or deaths.

STATISTICS

HGVs involved in all injury collisions: 3,517
2025 | Great Britain

HGVs involved in fatal collisions: 186
2025 | Great Britain

HGVs involved in fatal or serious collisions: 1,034
2025 | Great Britain

Fatal collision involvement rate: 11 per billion vehicle miles
2025 | Great Britain
Vehicle-based rate, rounded.

HGV occupant fatalities: 10
2025 | Great Britain
Occupants only; excludes other road users killed in HGV-involved collisions.

All HGV occupant casualties: 603
2025 | Great Britain

COVERAGE
Great Britain, 2025 police-reported injury collisions. Vehicle-involvement counts can include more than one HGV in the same collision. London scheme requirements have a separate geographic scope.

USING THESE STATISTICS
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SOURCES
1. DfT — 2025 vehicles involved, tables 1 and 2
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-final-results-2025/rrcgb-2025-vehicles-involved

2. DfT — 2025 road-user type
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/reported-road-casualties-great-britain-final-results-2025/rrcgb-2025-road-user-type

3. TfL — Direct Vision Standard and HGV Safety Permit Scheme
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/deliveries-in-london/delivering-safely/direct-vision-in-heavy-goods-vehicles

4. GOV.UK — Driver CPC: when to take training
https://www.gov.uk/driver-cpc-training/when-to-take-training

5. HSE — Driving and riding safely for work
https://www.hse.gov.uk/roadsafety/employer/index.htm