The UK Department for Transport has published a pair of accredited factsheets on 24 September 2026 that set out an overview of casualties in collisions involving older and younger drivers.
The documents are titled Accredited official statistics: Reported road casualties Great Britain: older and younger driver factsheets and, according to the Department, provide an overview of casualties in collisions involving drivers in two age bands.
Age bands covered
The factsheets define the two groups under review as older drivers, aged 70 and over, and younger drivers, aged 17 to 24.
Each factsheet is presented as an overview of casualties in collisions involving the relevant age band, focusing on casualties sustained in collisions in Great Britain.
Official status and publication
The Department for Transport presents the material as accredited official statistics and published the factsheets on 24 September 2026.
The publication date and the Department's title appear on the government website entry for the item, where the factsheets are available as part of the Department's official statistical outputs.
The factsheets are concise reference documents that describe casualties in collisions involving the two specified age groups. They are issued under the Department's statistical series and carry the formal label used for official statistics.
Readers seeking the papers will find them presented as companion factsheets: one addressing collisions in which an older driver is involved and the other covering collisions involving a younger driver. Both are described by the Department as providing an overview of casualties.
The material will be of immediate interest to those following road casualty reporting and the classification of official statistics, and it establishes a dated reference point for analysis of age-related casualty reporting in Great Britain.
The Department's presentation emphasises the documents' role as overview factsheets rather than extended analytical reports. The title and date are the principal bibliographic details supplied with the publication.
The factsheets are published on the UK government publications platform where accredited official statistics are routinely released. The Department's heading and the publication date are the primary identifiers for the release.
As overview documents, the factsheets set out the scope of the age bands and the subject matter, casualties in collisions involving the named age groups, and are positioned within the Department's series of official statistics on reported road casualties.
Further detail beyond the factsheets' stated scope and the age bands they cover is not provided in this announcement. The Department's entry gives the documents' title and date and describes their purpose as an overview of casualties in collisions involving older and younger drivers.
Those requiring the full text of the factsheets or wishing to cite the Department's official statistics should refer directly to the Department for Transport's published item dated 24 September 2026 for the complete factsheets and their formal presentation.