Serious road injuries in Northern Ireland climbed to 1,066 in 2025
The Road Safety Strategy report records 1,066 seriously injured people in 2025, compared with 939 in 2024, despite a fall in deaths.
Serious road injuries in Northern Ireland climbed to 1,066 in 2025. The Road Safety Strategy report records 1,066 seriously injured people in 2025, compared with 939 in 2024, despite a fall in deaths.
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How the figures should be understood
Fatalities and serious injuries measure different harms, and a change in one does not mean the other moved in the same direction. A year-on-year comparison can be affected by the relatively small number of severe collisions in any one year. The number of people hurt, the number of collisions and the rate per distance travelled are also different measures.
What the Northern Ireland numbers indicate
The reported 2025 total of 56 road deaths compares with 69 in 2024, while serious injuries rose to 1,066 from 939. Both findings deserve attention: fewer deaths should not obscure the serious harm experienced by other road users. Figures are historical and should not be used to suggest a particular road is safe today.
Why the data matters to drivers
Fatal and serious collisions can involve car occupants, motorcyclists, people walking and people cycling. Driving at a speed appropriate to the conditions, allowing space at junctions, watching for vulnerable road users and avoiding distractions are useful precautions regardless of the national trend.
How to follow future changes
Use the Department for Infrastructure road safety statistical publications for methodology, revisions and later reporting periods. If comparing different years or police and administrative datasets, check that the measures, geographic coverage and reporting dates match.
What is confirmed for this particular story?
The Road Safety Strategy report records 1,066 seriously injured people in 2025, compared with 939 in 2024, despite a fall in deaths. The named road, locality, order or reporting period is the important distinction here. A reader should check the scope of the source rather than applying a wider conclusion to all of Northern Ireland.
Why the serious-injury increase changes the picture
The Department recorded 1,066 serious injuries in 2025, compared with 939 in 2024 and the strategy baseline of 751. It reported a 14% year-on-year increase and a 42% increase against the baseline. These are people seriously injured, not the number of serious collisions, and the distinction should remain clear. The simultaneous decrease in fatalities demonstrates why a single headline indicator cannot fully describe the human cost of crashes.
Official sources and updates
The primary published material is available from the source below. Where a temporary closure, consultation or investigation is involved, later notices may supersede the first report. PureCar has not independently inspected the roads or reviewed unpublished investigation material.
