Linking police and fire road collision data
A feasibility study and further analysis of police road collision data and Home Office data on road vehicle collisions attended by fire and rescue services
Applies to England
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This work represents an initial work to establish the feasibility of linking police reported road casualty data (STATS19) and Incident Reporting System (IRS) data provided by the Home Office for road collision incidents attended by fire and rescue services.
The initial feasibility study focused on establishing a method for linking the two datasets, to support the future data strategy as set out in the latest STATS19 review final report. The main purpose of linking the two datasets was to establish whether the IRS data can help us to understand more about post crash care and response times.
The further analysis reviews and amends the linkage methodology, and explores the different trends for road collisions from the two datasets. This analysis was used to identify where patterns diverged as a basis for engagement with STATS19 data providers in 2025.
Any feedback from users of the statistics on the value of this data linking will be valuable in determining whether further work is merited. Feedback on the work to date is welcome by email to the road safety statistics team.
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Road safety statistics
Email roadacc.stats@dft.gov.uk
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Updated with further analysis of the linked dataset
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First published.