More than 1,500 people died in UK road crashes in 2021 as traffic levels began to normalise after the pandemic. That represented a 7% increase on 2020.
The figures are difficult to compare with other years as traffic levels since the arrival of Covid-19 have fluctuated. Last year’s total was actually 11% lower than 2019.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said an estimated 1,558 died in crashes last year. That was up from 1,460 in 2020, when traffic levels plummeted following the coronavirus outbreak.
