In March 2025, 231 people died on the roads of mainland France, and 24 overseas
Mainland France
It is estimated that 231 people died on the roads of mainland France in March 2025, compared with 257 in March 2024, a decrease of 10%. The number of fatalities decrease for car users (-19 killed), powered two-wheelers users (-13 killed) and cyclists (-5 killed), but is up for pedestrians (+6 killed). The number of fatalities decrease for the 25-64 age group (-18 killed) and for the 18-24 age group (-10 killed), but is up for the 65 and over age group (+4 killed). The number of deaths is down in all environments, with a more significant drop on rural roads (-13 killed).
1,262 people were seriously injured in March 2025, an increase (+8%) compared to March 2024 (according to the estimation method developed by ONISR on the basis of work by Gustave Eiffel University). This increase particularly concerns users of PMDs motorized (+37%) and cyclists (+11%).
* March 2025 compared with March 2024
** Cumulative 3 months from January 2025 to March 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from January 2024 to March 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024), ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/04/07
Evolution of the number of users fatalities cumulated on a rolling 12 months
Overall, fatalities over the last 12 months have decreased by -5% compared to the previous 12 months, and is down -5% 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 1,487 fatalities, down by -3% compared to the previous 12 months and down by -8% compared to 2019.
Fatalities among powered two-wheeler users is falling: 689 people were killed in the last 12 months, down by -5% on the previous 12 months, and down by -8% compared to 2019.
Pedestrian fatalities, is down: 451 pedestrians have died in the last 12 months, down by -5% on the previous 12 months, and down by -7% compared to 2019.
Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months is falling: 209 cyclists were killed, is down by -7% compared to the previous 12 months. However, this result is +12% higher than in 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 +4% over the last 12 months : 48 people were killed in the last year.
Fatalities among young adults aged 18-24, is falling: 509 young people were killed, a result down by -4% compared to the previous 12 months, and down by -7% compared with 2019.
Fatalities among people aged 65 or over stands at 859 people killed in the last 12 months, is down by -7% compared with the previous 12 months and up by +1 % 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 2023, quasi-definitives 2024), 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/04/07
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 lower by -2% compared with the previous 12 months, and lower by -3% 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 5,000 seriously injured. This result is lower by -7% compared with the previous 12 months and lower by -13% 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 stable compared to the previous 12 months and lower by -6% compared to 2019.
The number of cyclists seriously injured over the last 12 months is on the rise: 2,600 cyclists are thought to have been seriously injured over the last 12 months, is up by +1% compared the previous 12 months, and higher by +12% 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 by -14% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured PMDs motorized , with over 800 seriously injured in the last 12 months, is up by +17% 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 2,700 seriously injured, is down by -3% on the previous 12 months and down by -2% 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 +4% compared with the previous 12 months and by +5% compared to 2019.
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
ONISR-UGE estimations for seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/04/07
Detailed table for February 2025 compared to the same period last year:
Overall, the trend for fatalities is stable on rural roads, and is down in urban areas (-5%) and on motorways (-13% ). The trend for the seriously injured is down in urban areas (-1%), on rural roads (-2%) and on motorways (-3%).
** Cumulative 3 months from January 2025 to March 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from January 2024 to March 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024), ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/04/07
Overseas
In March 2025, the police recorded 258 injury accidents for french overseas, i.e -8% more than March 2024. In these accidents, there were:
- 24 fatalities (19 in the DROMs and 5 in the other territories), i.e. +33% compared to March 2024;
- 354 injured (298 in the DROMs and 56 in the other territories), i.e. -3% compared to March 2024.
* March 2025 compared with March 2024
** Cumulative 3 months from January 2025 to March 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from January 2024 to March 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : DROM, COM-NC
Definitive data until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024, provisional BAAC data stopped on 2025/04/07 for the year 2025
Trends over the last three months:
- in the French overseas departments and regions, the trend is upwards for fatalities (+33%) and for recorded injuries (+2%);
- in the other overseas territories, the trend is downwards for fatalities (-6%) and upwards for recorded injuries (+29%).