The Independent Union of Local Police (SIP-Fepol) says more than 140 traffic accidents in Barcelona are awaiting compulsory technical reports from the Urban Guard's Central Traffic Accident Unit, known as UCAT.
For drivers, passengers and pedestrians involved in those collisions, the reported backlog means the specialist unit's technical account of the accident remains pending. The material supplied does not establish whether any insurance claims or legal proceedings have been delayed.
UCAT is the Barcelona Urban Guard's specialist unit for investigating and reconstructing road accidents and assisting people affected by serious collisions. The claim was reported on 16 July 2026 by journalist Germán González.
Union alleges a backlog in compulsory reports
"More than 140 accidents are awaiting the preparation of their compulsory technical report," SIP-Fepol said, according to the reporting.
The union described the situation as a collapse of the unit. The supplied reporting does not identify the dates or locations of the collisions, the people involved, or how long individual reports have been outstanding.
Municipal data records city accident cases
Barcelona's open-data catalogue includes a dataset of accidents managed by the Urban Guard. It records the number of injuries by severity, the number of vehicles involved and the location of each incident.
Residents seeking city-level information on recorded collisions can consult the official accident dataset. The catalogue is not identified in the supplied material as a route for obtaining an individual UCAT technical report.
Primary sources: datos.gob.es, opendata-ajuntament.barcelona.cat, ajuntament.barcelona.cat, ajuntament.barcelona.cat, ajuntament.barcelona.cat. Reported by Germán González, kaggle.com, beteve.cat, metropoliabierta.elespanol.com, larazon.es, barna.news, redaccio, sipfepol.cat, en.wikipedia.org, Europa Press, salirporbarcelona.com, El Periódico Barcelona.
