2022 Data
20/3/2024
Motoring offences: 2022
Most statistics within this release refer to 2022, with some referring to 2021. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had a significant impact on road traffic and police recorded road collisions and casualties in Wales in 2020 and 2021 as restrictions were put in place around how, where and why individuals could travel, which is likely to have impacted the statistics presented in this release.
Where possible, data has been compared to the previous year as well as 2019 to give an indication of pre-pandemic trends.
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Data on fixed penalty notices, court proceedings, drug and drink driving offences, and breath tests for 2022.
Key points
Fixed penalty notices (FPNs)
- In 2022, a total of 69,200 FPNs were issued in Wales, a 7% decrease compared to both 2019 and 2021.
- Speed limit offences accounted for 83% of FPNs in 2022.
- Since 2012, the number of FPNs issued in Wales have seen an overall decrease from a high of 112,400.
Court proceedings
- 59,688 motoring offenders were prosecuted in Wales in 2022, a 9% increase compared to 2021 and 37% higher than in 2019.
Collisions involving drink driving (2021 data)
- In 2021, an estimated 7% of all recorded collisions involved one or more drivers impaired by alcohol.
- 23% of all fatal casualties in 2021 were estimated to be involved in alcohol related collisions.
- 13% of motorised vehicle drivers and passengers killed in Wales in 2021 were found to have had a blood alcohol level over the legal limit.
Screening breath tests
- In 2022, 25,011 screening breath tests were carried out in Wales.
- In 2022, there were 174 positive or refused breath tests of drivers involved in collisions.
First published: 26/4/2023 Last updated: 11/10/2023
Police Reported Road Collisions: 2022
This report was revised on 11 October 2023, after initial publication on 26 April 2023.
The revision was due to the late submission of 2022 data from one police force. Statistics throughout the release are affected (South Wales Police and Wales). Changes have been marked with an (r).
The number of road collisions reported increased from 3,312 to 3,315. The trends in the report have not changed.
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Data on severity of injury and type of road user for 2022.
In 2022 police forces in Wales recorded a total of 3,315(r) road collisions, broadly similar to the number seen in 2021, and a decrease of 23.4%(r) compared to 2019.
Key points (revised)
- These road collisions in 2022 resulted in 4,447(r) personal injuries. Of these, 95(r) people were killed, 921 people were seriously injured and 3,431(r) ‘slight’ injuries were recorded.
- During 2022, over half of all road collisions (51%) occurred on 30mph roads with the next highest proportion (25%) occurring on 60mph roads. Road sections with a 20mph speed limit accounted for 6% of all collisions.
Note: the terminology within this release has changed from road accidents to road collisions.