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Dangerous Driving: Reoffenders

Asked by Sarah CoombesLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 11 September 2025UIN 75737

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of drivers convicted of death by dangerous driving were (a) repeat death by dangerous driving offenders, (b) repeat death by careless driving offenders and (c) repeat dangerous driving offenders in each of the last five years.

Answered by Jake Richards

The information requested is provided in the tables attached.

Safety on our roads is an absolute priority for this Government. That is why the Department for Transport is committed to delivering a new Road Safety Strategy – the first in over a decade. They will set out the next steps on this in due course.

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