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Glasgow City road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 95,217 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025, and 118,718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,382 were fatal and 21,113 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 600 collisions, down 4% on 2024 (622), and casualties fell from 805 to 738.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
95,217
5th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118,718
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,382
1.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
600
Down 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Glasgow City

1.5% of collisions in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,3821.5%
  • Serious21,11322%
  • Slight72,72276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,4321.2%
  • Serious22,73419%
  • Slight94,55280%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. In 2025 there were 600, down 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 600
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025600738
2024622805
2023567728
2022606770
2021552697
2020568716
20198451,067
20189071,138
20171,0751,330
20161,2761,569
20151,1981,524
20141,2381,565
20131,0811,330
20121,3101,636
20111,2801,577
20101,3371,692
20091,5091,879
20081,6512,012
20071,7822,174
20061,8712,323
20051,9472,525
20042,0812,603
20032,0702,589
20022,1302,669
20012,1272,731
20002,1672,724
19992,2262,810
19982,4523,145
19972,4303,109
19962,3002,833
19952,5553,156
19942,5723,311
19932,4143,032
19922,7713,537
19913,0623,765
19903,0673,865
19893,1573,932
19882,9933,665
19873,1373,814
19863,1663,802
19853,2753,930
19843,1623,899
19832,9533,554
19822,9793,764
19813,1463,926
19803,2984,086
19793,7054,672

When and where crashes happen in Glasgow City

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12,925 (14%)
  • Tuesday13,230 (14%)
  • Wednesday13,816 (15%)
  • Thursday14,532 (15%)
  • Friday16,686 (18%)
  • Saturday14,222 (15%)
  • Sunday9,806 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593,942 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,495 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597,942 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911,561 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917,943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925,043 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916,946 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910,345 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7,710 (8.1%)
  • February7,453 (7.8%)
  • March8,100 (8.5%)
  • April7,232 (7.6%)
  • May7,686 (8.1%)
  • June7,286 (7.7%)
  • July6,885 (7.2%)
  • August7,940 (8.3%)
  • September7,990 (8.4%)
  • October8,914 (9.4%)
  • November9,198 (9.7%)
  • December8,823 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64,716 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28,455 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown811 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit765 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting470 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67,840 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds18,252 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds3,739 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2,035 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds683 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds198 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist194 (0.2%)
  • Other1,672 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded604 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry54,179 (57%)
  • Wet or damp38,650 (41%)
  • Frost or ice1,704 (1.8%)
  • Snow584 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep97 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph9 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph520 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph85,974 (90%)
  • 40 mph2,430 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph3,724 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph1,382 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1,166 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway61,383 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway24,857 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road6,181 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout1,919 (2%)
  • Not recorded877 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant51,889 (44%)
  • Pedestrian38,604 (33%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8,246 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist6,553 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist5,142 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3,987 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant2,334 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)836 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant555 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant506 (0.4%)
  • Other40 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54,546 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 108,049 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 158,440 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2014,164 (12%)
  • 21 to 2514,705 (12%)
  • 26 to 3521,964 (19%)
  • 36 to 4515,475 (13%)
  • 46 to 5512,212 (10%)
  • 56 to 659,051 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 755,978 (5%)
  • Over 754,114 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider46,480 (39%)
  • Pedestrian38,604 (33%)
  • Passenger33,634 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car109,923 (72%)
  • Bus or coach10,613 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7,385 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6,797 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6,542 (4.3%)
  • Motorcycle5,809 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,931 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle1,368 (0.9%)
  • Minibus749 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown25 (under 0.1%)
  • Other59 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Glasgow City

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Glasgow City

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Glasgow City ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 5th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
2ndLeeds117,596160,2051,92420,015
3rdWestminster101,118114,79460415,288
4thNorth Yorkshire100,304148,2732,78030,161
5thGlasgow City (this area)95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259
8thBradford80,457109,9101,10612,966

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City, with 2,760 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 18 of them fatal.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes

The A8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025: 4,532, including 89 fatal and 1,041 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA84,5325,944891,041
2ndM84,2056,01169555
3rdA8143,3034,18452757
4thA772,6463,23917578
5thA822,4923,06056578
6thA892,2982,84540520
7thA812,2522,76436561
8thA741,6042,17038412
9thA7391,3921,82621268
10thB8081,2041,44612272
11thB7681,1491,46017270
12thA8791,0951,34921277
13thB7621,0151,31121191
14thA7281,0081,28521246
15thA8039701,30319223
16thB7669351,19215235
17thB7658871,20714216
18thA72676897615217
19thB76376399011166
20thA7617439159127

Towns in Glasgow City

Glasgow had the most collisions of any town in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025: 81,016.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City

G32 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025: 4,961.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City

Of the latest 24 crashes in Glasgow City, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity