Where In The UK Are The Most & Least Drunk Drivers?

Saturday, 29. May 2010

After Christmas we are now about to hit the highest drink drive season. Long warm evenings beckon and the incidence of drink driving increases but where in the country are you most likely to be tested, where are most of the drunks driving around in their cars and where are the least offenders? I have the answer from the Home Office. You are most likely to be tested in Wales, most offenders are caught in Cheshire and least offenders are driving around in Warwickshire. Department for Transport figures estimate that 13,020 casualties occurred in 2008 as a result of drink driving, down 10% on 2007. However, the bad news was that 430 died in drink driving incidents, that’s up by 20 on 2007:

Top Testers	Tests Per 100,000 Population
North Wales	4,420
Gwent	3,202
Cumbria	2,678
Lincolnshire	2,556
Most Offenders	Positives Per 100,000 Population
Cheshire	254
South Yorkshire	249
North Wales	229
Hampshire	215
London	211
Fewest Offenders	Positives Per 100,000 Population
Warwickshire	64
Humberside	89
Wiltshire	106
Sussex	116
Surrey	119