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551,000+ police collision records combined with real-time National Highways and TfL incident feeds — delivered via secure API or custom reports. Used by councils, solicitors, insurers, and researchers.
Not just public statistics — clean, queryable, real-time data with secure API access and no bulk downloads.
Justify road safety investment with 5-year collision evidence. Generate junction reports for committee sign-off. Monitor improvement over time.
Road Safety ReportsInstant access to police collision records by accident reference. Verify incident details, check historical blackspot evidence for PI claims.
Per-Record CreditsVerify claims against police-recorded collision data. Bulk API lookups by GPS location or accident reference. Fraud detection at scale.
API AccessMonitor collision history on your drivers' regular routes. Set up alerts for high-risk junctions. Driver safety reporting.
Road MonitoringAcademic API access to clean, structured STATS19 data without the CSV processing overhead. OGL v3.0 licensed, fully citable.
Research LicenceData-driven road safety stories. Query specific roads, junctions, or GPS areas. Download individual records for fact-checking.
Media Licence| Feature | UKTU Data API | Government Raw Data | Other Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time NH incident feed | ✓ Live | ✗ | ✗ |
| Real-time TfL feed | ✓ Live | ✗ | ✗ |
| Individual collision records | ✓ JSON API | ✗ Raw CSV only | ✗ Aggregate only |
| Vehicle + driver data | ✓ Per record | ✗ Separate file | ✗ |
| GPS radius lookup | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Instant API response | ✓ <200ms | ✗ Manual download | ✗ PDF delivery |
| Danger scoring algorithm | ✓ Proprietary | ✗ | ✗ |
| No bulk download | ✓ Secure | N/A | N/A |
| 5 years of data | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (expensive) |
RESTful API with key-based authentication. Supports collision lookup, road stats, GPS radius search, and blackspot scoring.
# Look up a specific collision record GET https://www.uktrafficupdates.uk/api/data-api.php?key=uktu_starter_xxx&action=collision&ref=2024010123456 # Response { "status": "ok", "collision": { "accident_index": "2024010123456", "date": "2024-06-01", "road": "M25", "severity": "serious", "num_casualties": 2, "speed_limit": 70, "weather": "Fine no high winds", "lat": 51.38420, "lng": -0.12650 }, "vehicles": [{ "type": "Car", "make_model": "Ford Focus", "driver_age": 34 }], "casualties": [{ "severity": "serious", "sex": "Female", "age": 28 }], "meta": { "calls_remaining_today": 950, "tier": "starter", "response_ms": 42 } }
All plans include access to the full STATS19 dataset. Enterprise plans include live NH + TfL feed access.
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