WAID Enhancement Project

The WAID Enhancement Project was undertaken to improve the WAID dataset, using coroner and media reports to overturn the number of “not recorded” outcomes when it comes to water-related fatalities. 

The purpose of this was to provide provide the UK Drowning Prevention Strategy Review with an up-to-date and robust data set, one which could more accurately measure against the UK Drowning Prevention Strategy baseline. It was also to accommodate recent updates to the WAID taxonomy, matching the previous four-year data to the new 2023 taxonomy and reconfiguring ONS regional data.

This research was conducted by RoSPA on behalf of the National Water Safety Forum. 

Read the published report

 You can also view the results via the interactive dashboard