UK's most dangerous drivers

21 March 2022 | David Young

Latest research from Zutobi shows men aged 25-34 are the most dangerous drivers in the UK

The report indicates that men are involved in up to 62.6% of all road accidents.

Meanwhile Kingston upon Hull is the area in the UK which has the most accidents, with 232.1 accidents per 100,000 people.

The analysis used data from the Department for Transport's road traffic statistics and took into account incidents where at least one person was injured.

Who is most likely to be injured in a UK road accident?

Gender	Casualties	%
Male	72,335	62.6%
Female	42,488	36.8%
Unknown	761	0.7%

By age

Age	Casualties	%
25-34	26,070	22.56%
35-44	18,392	15.91%
45-54	15,770	13.64%
16-20	11,627	10.06%
55-64	11,157	9.65%
21-24	10,819	9.36%
65-74	5,649	4.89%
10-15	5,320	4.60%
>74	4,448	3.85%
Unknown	2,481	2.15%

• The analysis showed that when it comes to men vs. women, males are most likely to get into road accidents, with 62.6% of incidents involving a man being injured. Meanwhile women are involved in 36.8% of road accidents.
• When looking at the age groups that are the most dangerous drivers in the UK, drivers aged between 25 and 34 are the most likely to be in a road accident, with more than a quarter (22.56%) of all incidents involving people in this age range.

Areas which have the most road accidents

	Local authority	Accidents	Population	Acc/100,000 people
1	Kingston upon Hull	603	259,778	232.1
2	Portsmouth	427	214,905	198.7
3	Surrey	2,334	1,196,236	195.1
4	North-East Lincolnshire	305	159,563	191.1
5	Brighton & Hove	553	290,885	190.1
6	Kent	2,964	1,581,555	187.4
7	Lincolnshire	1,396	761,224	183.4
8	West Sussex	1,566	863,980	181.3
9	Blackburn	269	149,696	179.7
10	North Lincolnshire	306	172,292	177.6

• Kingston upon Hull is the area of the UK which sees the most road accidents per 100,000 people, with 232.1 accidents per 100,000 people in the population.
• In terms of areas that have the highest number of accidents overall, Kent comes out as the most dangerous area, with 2,964 road accidents reported in the area across the year.

View the full research by clicking here.