In percentage terms, fatal accidents rose by 4.92 per cent, while deaths increased by 4.26 per cent over the previous year
The severity of crashes increased, with fatalities and serious injuries rising faster than minor accidents.
In 3034, 1,551 people were killed in 1,504 fatal accidents.
More than 1,600 people lost their lives in road accidents in Delhi last year, marking the highest number of deaths recorded in the national capital in the past seven years, official data showed, underlining a worrying rise in road fatalities.
According to a comparative analysis of road crash data compiled till December 31, Delhi recorded 1,617 deaths in 1,578 fatal accidents in 2025. This was the highest fatality figure since 2019 and represented a clear increase from 2024, when 1,551 people were killed in 1,504 fatal accidents.
In percentage terms, fatal accidents rose by 4.92 per cent, while deaths increased by 4.26 per cent over the previous year.
The data showed that the overall number of road accidents rose marginally by 0.57 per cent, from 5,657 in 2024 to 5,689 in 2025. However, the severity of crashes increased, with fatalities and serious injuries rising faster than minor accidents.