Civometry

4 May 1979 – 9 June 1983

Transport during the Conservative 1979–1983 government

Summary

MetricLevel when government took officeLatestChange during government
Licensed carsDepartment for Transport · carsNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Licensed vehiclesDepartment for Transport · vehiclesNo complete period was published before this government took office.
Road deathsDepartment for Transport · deaths6,83119785,9371982↓ 13.1%−894 · 4 periods
Road casualties of all severitiesDepartment for Transport · casualties350,0001978334,3311982↓ 4.5%−15,669 · 4 periods

Licensed cars

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Licensed cars: 2014 Q3 to 2026 Q1CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010m20m30m20142016201820202022202420262014 Q3: 30,647,567 cars · published 15 July 20262014 Q4: 30,330,225 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q1: 30,567,568 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q2: 30,796,694 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q3: 30,981,124 cars · published 15 July 20262015 Q4: 30,987,527 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q1: 31,285,085 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q2: 31,474,797 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q3: 31,636,988 cars · published 15 July 20262016 Q4: 31,792,259 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q1: 32,023,848 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q2: 32,170,427 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q3: 32,302,822 cars · published 15 July 20262017 Q4: 32,159,943 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q1: 32,313,922 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q2: 32,471,348 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q3: 32,578,189 cars · published 15 July 20262018 Q4: 32,493,258 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q1: 32,669,954 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q2: 32,833,406 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q3: 32,973,206 cars · published 15 July 20262019 Q4: 32,884,320 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q1: 32,653,753 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q2: 32,608,710 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q3: 32,869,865 cars · published 15 July 20262020 Q4: 32,697,408 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q1: 32,730,099 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q2: 33,047,879 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q3: 33,018,787 cars · published 15 July 20262021 Q4: 32,889,462 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q1: 32,937,790 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q2: 33,101,930 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q3: 33,154,687 cars · published 15 July 20262022 Q4: 33,187,308 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q1: 33,265,639 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q2: 33,488,171 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q3: 33,582,175 cars · published 15 July 20262023 Q4: 33,579,946 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q1: 33,734,503 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q2: 33,935,937 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q3: 34,025,020 cars · published 15 July 20262024 Q4: 33,966,632 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q1: 34,157,202 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q2: 34,353,216 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q3: 34,486,332 cars · published 15 July 20262025 Q4: 34,485,453 cars · published 15 July 20262026 Q1: 34,627,414 cars · published 15 July 2026
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Licensed vehicles

No complete period was published before this government took office.

Licensed vehicles: 2014 Q3 to 2026 Q1CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020m40m20142016201820202022202420262014 Q3: 36,994,791 vehicles · published 15 July 20262014 Q4: 36,493,789 vehicles · published 15 July 20262015 Q1: 36,761,591 vehicles · published 15 July 20262015 Q2: 37,161,561 vehicles · published 15 July 20262015 Q3: 37,413,302 vehicles · published 15 July 20262015 Q4: 37,344,511 vehicles · published 15 July 20262016 Q1: 37,696,034 vehicles · published 15 July 20262016 Q2: 38,044,922 vehicles · published 15 July 20262016 Q3: 38,274,993 vehicles · published 15 July 20262016 Q4: 38,388,214 vehicles · published 15 July 20262017 Q1: 38,660,700 vehicles · published 15 July 20262017 Q2: 38,970,628 vehicles · published 15 July 20262017 Q3: 39,155,497 vehicles · published 15 July 20262017 Q4: 38,893,327 vehicles · published 15 July 20262018 Q1: 39,057,986 vehicles · published 15 July 20262018 Q2: 39,376,983 vehicles · published 15 July 20262018 Q3: 39,552,241 vehicles · published 15 July 20262018 Q4: 39,364,569 vehicles · published 15 July 20262019 Q1: 39,594,838 vehicles · published 15 July 20262019 Q2: 39,904,550 vehicles · published 15 July 20262019 Q3: 40,093,459 vehicles · published 15 July 20262019 Q4: 39,890,462 vehicles · published 15 July 20262020 Q1: 39,532,761 vehicles · published 15 July 20262020 Q2: 39,557,205 vehicles · published 15 July 20262020 Q3: 40,055,355 vehicles · published 15 July 20262020 Q4: 39,800,924 vehicles · published 15 July 20262021 Q1: 39,874,807 vehicles · published 15 July 20262021 Q2: 40,457,514 vehicles · published 15 July 20262021 Q3: 40,485,348 vehicles · published 15 July 20262021 Q4: 40,274,788 vehicles · published 15 July 20262022 Q1: 40,366,293 vehicles · published 15 July 20262022 Q2: 40,683,807 vehicles · published 15 July 20262022 Q3: 40,772,387 vehicles · published 15 July 20262022 Q4: 40,697,653 vehicles · published 15 July 20262023 Q1: 40,814,791 vehicles · published 15 July 20262023 Q2: 41,202,598 vehicles · published 15 July 20262023 Q3: 41,324,641 vehicles · published 15 July 20262023 Q4: 41,175,278 vehicles · published 15 July 20262024 Q1: 41,384,675 vehicles · published 15 July 20262024 Q2: 41,745,581 vehicles · published 15 July 20262024 Q3: 41,863,330 vehicles · published 15 July 20262024 Q4: 41,664,430 vehicles · published 15 July 20262025 Q1: 41,888,133 vehicles · published 15 July 20262025 Q2: 42,261,227 vehicles · published 15 July 20262025 Q3: 42,432,716 vehicles · published 15 July 20262025 Q4: 42,283,514 vehicles · published 15 July 20262026 Q1: 42,448,481 vehicles · published 15 July 2026
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Road deaths

Inherited 1978: 6,831 deaths. Latest 1982: 5,937.

Road deaths: 1926 to 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour03k5k8k19301940195019601970198019902000201020201926: 4,886 deaths · published 30 July 20261927: 5,329 deaths · published 30 July 20261928: 6,138 deaths · published 30 July 20261929: 6,696 deaths · published 30 July 20261930: 7,305 deaths · published 30 July 20261931: 6,691 deaths · published 30 July 20261932: 6,667 deaths · published 30 July 20261933: 7,202 deaths · published 30 July 20261934: 7,343 deaths · published 30 July 20261935: 6,502 deaths · published 30 July 20261936: 6,561 deaths · published 30 July 20261937: 6,633 deaths · published 30 July 20261938: 6,648 deaths · published 30 July 20261939: 8,272 deaths · published 30 July 20261940: 8,609 deaths · published 30 July 20261941: 9,169 deaths · published 30 July 20261942: 6,926 deaths · published 30 July 20261943: 5,796 deaths · published 30 July 20261944: 6,416 deaths · published 30 July 20261945: 5,256 deaths · published 30 July 20261946: 5,062 deaths · published 30 July 20261947: 4,881 deaths · published 30 July 20261948: 4,513 deaths · published 30 July 20261949: 4,773 deaths · published 30 July 20261950: 5,012 deaths · published 30 July 20261951: 5,250 deaths · published 30 July 20261952: 4,706 deaths · published 30 July 20261953: 5,090 deaths · published 30 July 20261954: 5,010 deaths · published 30 July 20261955: 5,526 deaths · published 30 July 20261956: 5,367 deaths · published 30 July 20261957: 5,550 deaths · published 30 July 20261958: 5,970 deaths · published 30 July 20261959: 6,520 deaths · published 30 July 20261960: 6,970 deaths · published 30 July 20261961: 6,908 deaths · published 30 July 20261962: 6,709 deaths · published 30 July 20261963: 6,922 deaths · published 30 July 20261964: 7,820 deaths · published 30 July 20261965: 7,952 deaths · published 30 July 20261966: 7,985 deaths · published 30 July 20261967: 7,319 deaths · published 30 July 20261968: 6,810 deaths · published 30 July 20261969: 7,365 deaths · published 30 July 20261970: 7,499 deaths · published 30 July 20261971: 7,699 deaths · published 30 July 20261972: 7,763 deaths · published 30 July 20261973: 7,406 deaths · published 30 July 20261974: 6,883 deaths · published 30 July 20261975: 6,366 deaths · published 30 July 20261976: 6,570 deaths · published 30 July 20261977: 6,614 deaths · published 30 July 20261978: 6,831 deaths · published 30 July 20261979: 6,352 deaths · published 30 July 20261980: 5,953 deaths · published 30 July 20261981: 5,846 deaths · published 30 July 20261982: 5,937 deaths · published 30 July 20261983: 5,445 deaths · published 30 July 20261984: 5,599 deaths · published 30 July 20261985: 5,165 deaths · published 30 July 20261986: 5,385 deaths · published 30 July 20261987: 5,125 deaths · published 30 July 20261988: 5,052 deaths · published 30 July 20261989: 5,373 deaths · published 30 July 20261990: 5,217 deaths · published 30 July 20261991: 4,568 deaths · published 30 July 20261992: 4,229 deaths · published 30 July 20261993: 3,814 deaths · published 30 July 20261994: 3,650 deaths · published 30 July 20261995: 3,621 deaths · published 30 July 20261996: 3,598 deaths · published 30 July 20261997: 3,599 deaths · published 30 July 20261998: 3,421 deaths · published 30 July 20261999: 3,423 deaths · published 30 July 20262000: 3,409 deaths · published 30 July 20262001: 3,450 deaths · published 30 July 20262002: 3,431 deaths · published 30 July 20262003: 3,508 deaths · published 30 July 20262004: 3,221 deaths · published 30 July 20262005: 3,201 deaths · published 30 July 20262006: 3,172 deaths · published 30 July 20262007: 2,946 deaths · published 30 July 20262008: 2,538 deaths · published 30 July 20262009: 2,222 deaths · published 30 July 20262010: 1,850 deaths · published 30 July 20262011: 1,901 deaths · published 30 July 20262012: 1,754 deaths · published 30 July 20262013: 1,713 deaths · published 30 July 20262014: 1,775 deaths · published 30 July 20262015: 1,730 deaths · published 30 July 20262016: 1,792 deaths · published 30 July 20262017: 1,793 deaths · published 30 July 20262018: 1,784 deaths · published 30 July 20262019: 1,752 deaths · published 30 July 20262020: 1,460 deaths · published 30 July 20262021: 1,558 deaths · published 30 July 20262022: 1,711 deaths · published 30 July 20262023: 1,624 deaths · published 30 July 20262024: 1,602 deaths · published 30 July 20262025: 1,538 deaths · published 30 July 2026
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Road casualties of all severities

Inherited 1978: 350,000 casualties. Latest 1982: 334,331.

Road casualties of all severities: 1926 to 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabourLabourCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour0100k200k300k19301940195019601970198019902000201020201926: 139,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261927: 154,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261928: 171,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261929: 178,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261930: 185,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261931: 209,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261932: 213,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261933: 224,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261934: 239,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261935: 228,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261936: 234,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261937: 233,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261938: 233,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261942: 148,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261943: 123,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261944: 131,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261945: 138,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261946: 163,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261947: 166,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261948: 153,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261949: 177,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261950: 201,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261951: 216,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261952: 208,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261953: 227,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261954: 238,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261955: 268,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261956: 268,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261957: 274,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261958: 300,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261959: 333,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261960: 348,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261961: 350,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261962: 342,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261963: 356,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261964: 385,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261965: 398,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261966: 392,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261967: 370,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261968: 349,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261969: 353,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261970: 363,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261971: 352,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261972: 360,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261973: 354,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261974: 325,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261975: 325,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261976: 340,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261977: 348,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261978: 350,000 casualties · published 30 July 20261979: 334,513 casualties · published 30 July 20261980: 326,732 casualties · published 30 July 20261981: 324,840 casualties · published 30 July 20261982: 334,331 casualties · published 30 July 20261983: 308,584 casualties · published 30 July 20261984: 324,314 casualties · published 30 July 20261985: 317,524 casualties · published 30 July 20261986: 321,489 casualties · published 30 July 20261987: 311,473 casualties · published 30 July 20261988: 322,305 casualties · published 30 July 20261989: 341,592 casualties · published 30 July 20261990: 341,141 casualties · published 30 July 20261991: 311,368 casualties · published 30 July 20261992: 310,753 casualties · published 30 July 20261993: 306,135 casualties · published 30 July 20261994: 315,359 casualties · published 30 July 20261995: 310,687 casualties · published 30 July 20261996: 320,578 casualties · published 30 July 20261997: 327,803 casualties · published 30 July 20261998: 325,212 casualties · published 30 July 20261999: 320,310 casualties · published 30 July 20262000: 320,283 casualties · published 30 July 20262001: 313,309 casualties · published 30 July 20262002: 302,605 casualties · published 30 July 20262003: 290,607 casualties · published 30 July 20262004: 280,840 casualties · published 30 July 20262005: 271,017 casualties · published 30 July 20262006: 258,404 casualties · published 30 July 20262007: 247,780 casualties · published 30 July 20262008: 230,905 casualties · published 30 July 20262009: 222,146 casualties · published 30 July 20262010: 208,648 casualties · published 30 July 20262011: 203,950 casualties · published 30 July 20262012: 195,723 casualties · published 30 July 20262013: 183,670 casualties · published 30 July 20262014: 194,477 casualties · published 30 July 20262015: 186,189 casualties · published 30 July 20262016: 181,384 casualties · published 30 July 20262017: 170,993 casualties · published 30 July 20262018: 160,597 casualties · published 30 July 20262019: 153,158 casualties · published 30 July 20262020: 115,584 casualties · published 30 July 20262021: 128,209 casualties · published 30 July 20262022: 135,480 casualties · published 30 July 20262023: 132,977 casualties · published 30 July 20262024: 128,272 casualties · published 30 July 20262025: 127,883 casualties · published 30 July 2026
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