England’s Strategic Road Network is the most intensely used of all Britain’s main road networks. It is only 4,300 miles long but carries a third of the nation’s road travel.

This report shows that even though this network is by far the safest, more than 200 people lost their lives on it during 2017 alone. There remains significant room for improvement and Highways England’s systematic approach towards a goal of preventing all death and injury by 2040 is showing what needs to be done. But plans need to be put into action as quickly as possible