In July 2025, 338 people died on the roads of mainland France, and 28 overseas.
Mainland France
It is estimated that 338 people died on the roads of mainland France in July 2025, compared with 275 in July 2024, this represents a sharp increase and is equivalent to the result recorded in July 2022. The number of fatalities decrease for powered two-wheelers usuers (-9 killed) but it increase for car users (+46 killed), pedestrians (+12 killed) and cyclists (+8 killed). Mortality is increasing across all age groups, mainly among 25-64 years old (+23 killed) and 18-24 year olds (+20 killed). The number of fatalities is increasing on rural roads (+36 killed) and on motorways (+15 killed) and in urban area (+12 killed).
1,644 people were seriously injured in July 2025, a decrease (-5%) compared to July 2024 (according to the estimation method developed by ONISR on the basis of work by Gustave Eiffel University). The decrease in the number of seriously injured affects cyclists (-20%), powered two-wheelers usuers (-9%) and pedestrians (-7%). The increase concerns users of personal mobility devices (+9%) and car users (+9%).
* July 2025 compared with July 2024
** Cumulative 3 months from May 2025 to July 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from May 2024 to July 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2024), ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/08/06
Evolution of the number of users fatalities cumulated on a rolling 12 months
Overall, fatalities over the last 12 months have decreased by -1% compared to the previous 12 months, and is down -1% compared to 2019, year taken as a reference for the 2020-2030 decade.
Since the pandemic, car users have accounted for just under half of all road deaths. Their fatalities over the last 12 months is estimated at 1,530 fatalities, up by +3% on the previous 12 months and down by -6% compared to 2019.
Fatalities among powered two-wheeler users is falling: 701 people were killed in the last 12 months, down by -5% on the previous 12 months, and down by -6% compared to 2019.
Pedestrian fatalities, is down: 476 pedestrians have died in the last 12 months, down by -4% on the previous 12 months, and down by -1% compared to 2019.
Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months is falling: 229 cyclists were killed, is up by +1% compared to the previous 12 months. However, this result is up in +23% compared to 2019. The French are showing an interest in using individual modes of transport for short journeys in towns and cities, but they also use bicycles for leisure activities in rural areas.
Fatalities among PMDs motorized users is up by +63% over the last 12 months : 62 people were killed in the last year.
Fatalities among young adults aged 18-24, is falling: 510 young people were killed, a result down by -2% compared to the previous 12 months, and down by -7% compared with 2019.
Fatalities among people aged 65 or over stands at 899 people killed in the last 12 months, is down by -2% compared with the previous 12 months and up by +6 % compared to 2019.
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2024), 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/08/06
Evolution of the number of users seriously injured cumulated on a rolling 12 months
Overall, the number of seriously injured over the last 12 months is up by +2% compared with the previous 12 months, and is stable compared to 2019, year taken as a reference for the 2020-2030 decade.
Powered two-wheeler represent for a third of seriously injured; over the last 12 months, they are estimated at 5,100 seriously injured. This result is lower by -3% compared with the previous 12 months and lower by -11% compared to 2019.
Car users account for just under a third of seriously injured; over the last 12 months, they are estimated at 4,900 seriously injured, is up by +2% compared to the previous 12 months and lower by -5% compared to 2019.
The number of cyclists seriously injured over the last 12 months is on the rise: 2,700 cyclists are thought to have been seriously injured over the last 12 months, is up by +5% compared the previous 12 months, and higher by +17% compared to 2019. Indeed, the French are showing an interest in using individual modes of transport for short journeys in towns and cities, but they also use bicycles for leisure activities in rural areas.
The number of seriously injured pedestrians is falling: an estimated 2,000 pedestrians have been seriously injured over the past 12 months, is down by -2% compared to the previous 12 months and down by -14% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured PMDs motorized, with over 900 seriously injured in the last 12 months, is up by +27% compared to the previous 12 months.
The number of seriously injured among young adults aged 18-24, an age group at high risk of severe road crashes, is estimated in the last 12 months to 2,800 seriously injured, is down by -3% on the previous 12 months and is down by -1% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured people among people aged 65 or over is estimated at 2,800 seriously injured over the last 12 months, higher by +3% compared with the previous 12 months and by +7% compared to 2019.
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2024 estimate based on data as of 2025/08/06
Detailed table for July 2024 compared to the same period last year:
Overall, the trend is up for road fatalities in urban area (+5%), on rural roads (+12%) and on motorways (+53%). The trend is up for seriouly injured in rural road (+9%) and on motorways (+27%), and is down in urban (-2%).
** Cumulative 3 months from May 2025 to July 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from May 2024 to July 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2024), ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/08/06
Overseas
In July 2024, the police recorded 350 injury accidents for french overseas, i.e +25% less than July 2023.
In these accidents, there were:
- 28 fatalities (23 in the DROMs and 5 in the other territories), i.e. +13 killed compared to July 2024;
- 364 injured (290 in the DROMs and 74 in the other territories), i.e. +1% compared to July 2024.
* July 2025 compared with July 2024
** Cumulative 3 months from May 2025 to July 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from May 2024 to July 20235
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : DROM, COM-NC
Definitive data until 2024, provisional BAAC data stopped on 2025/08/06
Trends over the last three months :
- in the French overseas departments and regions, the trend is up for fatalities (+50%) and down for recorded injuries (-12%);
- in the other overseas territories, the trend is up for fatalities (+82%) and up for recorded injuries (+75%).