London comes out on top for the lowest number of accidents per population, but the East Midlands has 24 per cent more than in the English capital, according to Leasing Options. These are the best and worst areas of the UK for drink-driving offences, calculated by total accidents divided by population size, ranked from best to worst.
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. London
Regional population size: 8,982,300. Total accidents: 4,210. Accidents per 100k people: 47 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. Scotland
Regional population size: 5,454,200. Total accidents: 3,420. Accidents per 100k people: 63 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. North East England
Regional population size: 2,657,000. Total accidents: 2,070. Accidents per 100k people: 78 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
. North West England
Regional population size: 7,300,100. Total accidents: 5,830. Accidents per 100k people: 80 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
9. East of England
Regional population size: 6,235,400. Total accidents: 5,960. Accidents per 100k people: 96 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
10. South East England
Regional population size: 9,175,000. Total accidents: 9,460. Accidents per 100k people: 103 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock
11. East Midlands
Regional population size: 4,811,100. Total accidents: 5,230. Accidents per 100k people: 109 (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock