Road accidents - Preliminary estimates. January-June 2025

According to preliminary estimates, in the January–June 2025 period there was, compared to the same period in 2024, a decrease in the number of road accidents resulting in death or injury (82,344; -1.3%), of injured (111,090; -1.2%) and a more significant decline of deaths within 30 days (1,310; -6.8%).

Compared with the first six months of 2019, the reference year chosen by the European Commission for the Road Safety Policy Framework 2021–2030, which sets an intermediate target of a 50% reduction in the number of fatalities and serious injuries by 2030, there was a modest decline in road accidents (-1.5%) and injuries (-5.0%), and a more marked reduction in deaths (-14.6%). The decrease in fatalities recorded in the first half of 2025 represents progress toward achieving the European targets, although the path ahead remains challenging.

With reference to the first half of 2024, in 2025 the number of deaths increased on motorways (+4.4%), showing an opposite but milder trend than the decrease observed on urban roads (-8.4%) and on rural roads (-7.1%). However, when compared to the first six months of 2019, the number of motorway fatalities is lower by -33.4%, while the decreases are smaller on rural roads (-12.4%) and on urban roads (-12.2%).

The car market in the first half of 2025 shows a decline compared to the same period in 2024: both new car registrations and motorcycle registrations fell by -4.3%. Compared to 2019, new car registrations decreased by -20.1%, while motorcycles show a sharp increase (+41.1%). Based on data from the first four months of 2025, an increase of about 36% is expected in bike-sharing services during the year, reaching a total of 5 million rentals. The growth in total distance travelled is more modest (+12%), indicating a continued decline in average trip length observed in recent years.
In contrast, e-scooter sharing has experienced a significant decline: from 99 active services in 2022 to 68 in 2024 and 62 in the early months of 2025. This trend is linked to the repositioning of operators across multiple cities and the withdrawal of some players from the Italian market. Conversely, total distances travelled by e-scooters in 2025 are estimated to increase by 34%, exceeding the peak recorded in 2022.

Traffic on the main extra-urban road network in the first half of 2025 remained substantially stable compared to the same period in 2024; this result reflects a 2% increase in heavy vehicle traffic and an equivalent decrease in light vehicle traffic. As for motorway traffic, in the first four months of 2025, covering approximately 80% of the total motorway network, the number of vehicle-kilometres travelled increased by 0.3% compared with the same period in 2024. This growth is mainly attributable to the rise in light vehicle traffic (+0.4%), while heavy vehicle traffic remained stable (-0.04%).