Between 2014 and 2016 in England: - An estimated 57,580 new cancer cases per year were attributed to alcohol consumption, though the rate has fallen recently for men and stabilized for women. - Over 10,000 road traffic accidents involved at least one driver who failed a breath test, with rates of alcohol-related accidents rising 1.8% after previous declines. - Local authorities see varying rates of alcohol-related harms, from 3.9 to 59.2 alcohol-related traffic accidents per 1,000 depending on the area.

1. Local Alcohol Profiles for
England
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Responsible statistician: Kate Sweeney
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First published: July 2018
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2. Local Alcohol Profiles for England: July 2018
Main Findings
Alcohol-related cancer
 Between 2014 and 2016 there were an estimated 57,580
cancer registrations which were attributed to alcohol
consumption. This equates to approximately 19,200 new
cancer cases each year.
 The rate of new alcohol-related tumours increased gradually
between 2004-06 and 2011-13 for both men and women.
 Since 2011-2013 there have been falls in the rate of alcohol-
related cancer for men but continued increases for women
until the latest time period (2014-2016).
Alcohol-related road traffic accidents
 Between 2014 and 2016 there were 10,085 road traffic
accidents in England where at least one driver failed a
breath test.
 The rate of alcohol-related road traffic accidents in England
rose by 1.8% in 2014-16 compared to the previous 3-year
period (2013-2015).
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What’s new in LAPE?
The Local Alcohol Profiles for England have been
updated with 2014-2016 alcohol-related road-traffic
accidents and alcohol-related cancer incidence.
Methods used in LAPE
Information about the methods used to generate the
indicators in LAPE can be found in the definitions tab
on the LAPE site -
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-
profiles
A full explanation of alcohol-attributable fractions and
indicator revisions can be found in the LAPE User
Guide -
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/documents/LAPE_2017_
User_Guide_071117.pdf
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3. Local Alcohol Profiles for England: July 2018
Alcohol-related cancer incidence
Estimates of alcohol-related cancer are calculated by applying
alcohol-attributable fractions to cancer registration statistics for
the six cancer types which are known to have an alcohol link
(mouth, throat, breast, stomach, liver and bowel cancer).
Between 2014 and 2016 there were an estimated 57,580 cancer
registrations which were related to alcohol consumption. This
equates to approximately 19,200 new cancer cases each year
attributed to alcohol.
The rate of alcohol-related tumours increased gradually between
2004-06 to 2011-13 for men with falls in each subsequent
period. In the latest time period (2014 to 2016) the rate for males
fell by 0.4% (to 39.3 alcohol-related cancers per 100,000 in the
population).
The rate of new alcohol-related cancers for women increased
each period from 2004-06 to 2013-15. In the latest period the
rate for women fell by 0.7% (to 37.2 per 100,000).
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Figure 1. Rate of alcohol-related cancer incidence by
gender, England (Note: y-axis does not start at zero)

4. Local Alcohol Profiles for England: July 2018
Alcohol-related road traffic accidents
Alcohol-related road traffic accidents are incidents reported
through the Department for Transport Stats19 system where at
least one driver failed a breath test.
In 2014-2016 the rate of alcohol-related road traffic accidents
increased by 1.8% (to 26.5 per 1,000 road traffic accidents)
compared to the previous time period (2013-2015). This is the
first increase since the beginning of the LAPE series and the
rate remains 3.5% lower than in 2010-2012.
Figure 2. Rate of alcohol-related road traffic accidents,
England (Stats19: DfT)
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By local authority, the rate of alcohol-related road traffic
accidents ranged from 3.9 per 1,000 accidents in Redbridge to
59.2 per 1,000 accidents in Rushcliffe. In general, rates are
higher in rural areas and rates are significantly lower in London,
although the number of accidents in London is high compared
with other regions.
Figure 3. Rate of alcohol-related road traffic accidents by
region (Stats19: DfT)

5. Local Alcohol Profiles for England: July 2018
Background
The Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) have been published since 2006. These profiles have been designed to help
local government and health services assess the effect of alcohol use on their local populations. They inform commissioning
and planning decisions to tackle alcohol use and improve the health of local communities.
LAPE is an interactive data tool which enables local areas to compare and benchmark themselves
http://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/local-alcohol-profiles
Methodology for all LAPE indicators is described in our user guide
https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/documents/LAPE_2017_User_Guide_071117.pdf
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