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Glasgow City road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,337 road traffic collisions in Glasgow City in 2010, and 1,692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2009 (1,509), and casualties fell from 1,879.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 95,217 collisions in Glasgow City.

Collisions in 2010
1,337
Down 11% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,692
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Glasgow City in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Glasgow City in 2010 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.5% and 22% in Glasgow City from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious20015%
  • Slight1,12784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious20912%
  • Slight1,47287%

Glasgow City road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Glasgow City, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,705 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 1,337, down 11% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 1,337
  • 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 in 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (14%)
  • Tuesday195 (15%)
  • Wednesday207 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (15%)
  • Friday232 (17%)
  • Saturday172 (13%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59320 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59226 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7%)
  • February109 (8.2%)
  • March114 (8.5%)
  • April105 (7.9%)
  • May109 (8.2%)
  • June124 (9.3%)
  • July103 (7.7%)
  • August112 (8.4%)
  • September122 (9.1%)
  • October137 (10%)
  • November123 (9.2%)
  • December85 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight982 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,037 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds179 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry825 (62%)
  • Wet or damp419 (31%)
  • Frost or ice70 (5.2%)
  • Snow22 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,117 (84%)
  • 40 mph38 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph116 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph27 (2%)
  • 70 mph33 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway709 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway404 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road142 (11%)
  • Roundabout62 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Glasgow City in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant920 (54%)
  • Pedestrian398 (24%)
  • Cyclist113 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant81 (4.8%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1599 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20203 (12%)
  • 21 to 25211 (12%)
  • 26 to 35327 (19%)
  • 36 to 45303 (18%)
  • 46 to 55246 (15%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.5%)
  • Over 7549 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider848 (50%)
  • Passenger446 (26%)
  • Pedestrian398 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,807 (76%)
  • Taxi or private hire car125 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (5%)
  • Bus or coach97 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle55 (2.3%)
  • Motorcycle53 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Glasgow City in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Glasgow City ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Glasgow City had the 8th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Glasgow City in 2010

Anderston/City/Yorkhill, Glasgow City, G2 6RF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Glasgow City in 2010, with 121 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Glasgow City with the most crashes in 2010

The M8 had the most collisions in Glasgow City in 2010: 118, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Glasgow City, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM811817706
2ndA86070011
3rdA814386405
4thA89293909
5thA772732010
6thA739253202
7thA82242505
8thA761232602
9thB762232401
10thB768223103
11thA81212206
12thA728172303
13thB808171904
14thM77172502
15thA74161602
16thB765162201
17thA803132102
18thA804131504
19thB763121711
20thA726111811

Towns in Glasgow City: crashes in 2010

Glasgow had 1,190 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Glasgow City: crashes in 2010

G2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Glasgow City in 2010: 92.

Latest crashes in Glasgow City in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Glasgow City in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Glasgow City road accidents in other years