Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 105426

Roads: Accidents

Tabled: 13 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of a) injuries and b) fatalities where road surface defects were identified as a contributory factor in the last decade.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

Statistics on reported road injuries and fatalities where a reporting police officer has assigned ‘Poor or defective road surface or deposits on road’ as a contributing road safety factor are published on gov.uk:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/me...

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