Road Safety Issues Northern Ireland 2024/25 published
Topics:
Date published:
Road Safety Issues from the Continuous Household Survey for Northern Ireland 2024/25 has been published today.
It has been produced by Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch (ASRB). It contains information from the Continuous Household Survey about; how people regularly use the transport network (modes of travel), when using the transport network who they consider themselves to be responsible for, and which road safety issue is most important to them.
The publication is available on the ASRB website at:
Key Points:
Mode of travel
- The largest percentage, 77% said they regularly use the roads as a driver. Males (79%) were more likely to use the roads as a driver than females (75%).
- The second largest percentage, 69% said they regularly use the roads as a passenger. Females (73%) were more likely to use the roads as a passenger than males (65%).
- The third largest percentage, 66% said they regularly use the transport network as a pedestrian. People living in urban areas (73%) were more likely to use the transport network as a pedestrian than people living in rural areas (55%).
Responsibility
- Nearly everyone (99%) said they were responsible for themselves when using the transport network.
- Over four-fifths (84%) of people said they were responsible for pedestrians when they use the transport network.
- Four-fifths (80%) of people said they were responsible for other drivers when they use the transport network.
- Over seven-tenths (71%) said they were responsible for everyone when using the transport network.
Road Safety
- Drink-driving (31%) was the road safety issue most important to the highest percentage of people, followed by speeding (25%).
- Only 6% stated that drug-driving was the most important to them, with 1% saying they had no road safety concerns.
Notes to editors:
- This is the third year that these questions in relation to using the transport network / modes of travel, responsibility and road safety issues have been asked.
- This publication presents key findings from the Continuous Household Survey (CHS). The CHS is considered to be a representative sample of the population at household level. A total of 4,584 adults aged 16 and over were surveyed in 2024/2025. 2,317 of these were asked questions from the road safety module in the survey and of these, 2,309 provided a response to a least one of the road safety questions.
- The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) and its road safety partners are committed to promoting improved road safety and deliver better regulation of the transport sector. ASRB undertakes an annual programme of research and statistical investigation into road safety problems, developed and implemented in collaboration with road safety policy side. The results from this report form part of that research programme.
- Further information and electronic copies of Road Safety Issues from the Continuous Household Survey for Northern Ireland 2024/25 are available at:
https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/topics/road-safety
- For more information relating to this publication, including additional analysis, breakdowns of data, or alternative formats please contact:
Analysis, Statistics and Research Branch,
First Floor,
James House,
Cromac Avenue,
Belfast
BT7 2JB
- Telephone: (028) 9034 6270
- E-mail: asrb@nisra.gov.uk
- Website: https://www.infrastructure-ni.gov.uk/topics/dfi-statistics-and-research
- All media queries should be directed to the Department for Infrastructure Press Office at: press.office@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk .
- The Executive Information Service operates an out of hours service for media enquiries only between 1800hrs and 0800hrs Monday to Friday and at weekends and public holidays. The duty press officer can be contacted on 028 9037 8110.
- Follow the Department on social media: